NT server 4.0 pdc to stand alone server

kpmwrestler · 09-29-2006, 08:27 PM

hey everyone, I was wondering how to change nt server 4.0 from pdc to stand alone server. Do I have to reinstall, because that would be a pain!

Chevy · 09-29-2006, 10:25 PM

Yes, you have to reinstall. Be sure to back up your data!

kpmwrestler · 09-30-2006, 06:19 AM

someone told me that there is a way through the command line that you can go from pdc to bdc. Is that possible to do with pdc to stand alone server?

Chevy · 09-30-2006, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpmwrestler

someone told me that there is a way through the command line that you can go from pdc to bdc. Is that possible to do with pdc to stand alone server?

No. A Domain Controller can be promoted from BDC to PDC (which will in turn demote the existing PDC to BDC), anf that's it.

There is no utility for changing a Domain Controller to a Member Server.

kpmwrestler · 09-30-2006, 07:31 AM

alright thanks. I will reinstall.

kpmwrestler · 09-30-2006, 09:20 AM

Alright, I reinstalled and set it as stand alone server, but now I have a new problem! an error pops up every time I start NT

something along the lines of...

"At least one or more devices or services failed during start-up. Check event viewer to see the failed services"

so I checked the event viewer and it says my network card driver has failed. But everything works just fine. I can ping the router, browse the web, I can net send to it from another computer and it will successfully recieve the message, so why does it say it doesn't work? That message was never there when it was a pdc!

**bilbus** · 09-30-2006, 08:33 PM

there is a third party utility that will remove the PDC/BDC role and convert it to a standalone server

**bilbus** · 09-30-2006, 08:37 PM

http://utools.com/UPromote.asp

09-29-2006, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
kpmwrestler Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 186 OS: win98/winxp, MS-DOS/win31/NT	NT server 4.0 pdc to stand alone server hey everyone, I was wondering how to change nt server 4.0 from pdc to stand alone server. Do I have to reinstall, because that would be a pain!

09-29-2006, 10:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Yes, you have to reinstall. Be sure to back up your data!

09-30-2006, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
kpmwrestler Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 186 OS: win98/winxp, MS-DOS/win31/NT	someone told me that there is a way through the command line that you can go from pdc to bdc. Is that possible to do with pdc to stand alone server?

09-30-2006, 07:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
kpmwrestler Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 186 OS: win98/winxp, MS-DOS/win31/NT	alright thanks. I will reinstall.

09-30-2006, 09:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
kpmwrestler Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 186 OS: win98/winxp, MS-DOS/win31/NT	Alright, I reinstalled and set it as stand alone server, but now I have a new problem! an error pops up every time I start NT something along the lines of... "At least one or more devices or services failed during start-up. Check event viewer to see the failed services" so I checked the event viewer and it says my network card driver has failed. But everything works just fine. I can ping the router, browse the web, I can net send to it from another computer and it will successfully recieve the message, so why does it say it doesn't work? That message was never there when it was a pdc!

09-30-2006, 08:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	there is a third party utility that will remove the PDC/BDC role and convert it to a standalone server

09-30-2006, 08:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	http://utools.com/UPromote.asp