Nigel, Try these articles
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498 How to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion http://www.petri.co.il/delete_failed_dcs_from_ad.htm Great article from Daniel. Hope those help. Thanks Mike On 4/28/05, Nigel Glasgow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. > > Can anyone give me a quick pointer/link to the steps required to remove > every and all ref to this DC which no longer exist and will no longer be. > > The DC was not demoted before removal. The Server just died soon after > promoting it. > > Thanks! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Jorge de Almeida Pinto > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:13 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Issues > > does it have a DNS server IP address assigned? > > #JORGE# > ________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Za > Vue > Sent: woensdag 27 april 2005 14:43 > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: [ActiveDir] Issues > > > > > Source: Userrnv > > EventID 1000: > > Windows cannot determined the user or account name. Return value (5). > > > > I have taken the server(W2K) off the domain(W2k), renamed it, cleaned the > old name off the domain, renamed it back to the original name, added it to > the domain and still getting this error. > > > > Thank you, > > Z.V > > > > ============================================================================== > This message is for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you received > this message in error please delete it and notify us. If this message was > misdirected, CSFB does not waive any confidentiality or privilege. CSFB > retains and monitors electronic communications sent through its network. > Instructions transmitted over this system are not binding on CSFB until they > are confirmed by us. Message transmission is not guaranteed to be secure. > ============================================================================== > > This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended > recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential > information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, > disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an > intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any > attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/