Hello Everyone I have installed Exchange server 2003 on my machine. I want to insert a new domain in the existing domain or insert new forest. While i give the command "DCPROMO" it directly shoe me to remove active directory option page. Actually it should be display the page to create a new domain or new forest. But it show directly remove the active directory. Please tell me...How to create a domain?How to create new forest?

I believe you are running dcpromo command on an existingdomain controller. When you run dcpromo on a non-DC server, it will provide you the option to promote the serverto create a new domainor promote it as DC for an existing domain. Ifyou run dcpromo on an existing domain controller, you will get the option to remove Active Directory from the server. Each AD domain willneed to havetheir own domain controller. If you want to create a new domain, you will need to run dcpromo on a Windows server which is not a domain controller of an existingdomain.

Hi, thanks.. I know that when i want to create or add another domain in an existing domain then it not ask me to "Additional domain controller for an existing domain". I think it should be ask?Could you tell me how to add another new domain or new forest in active directory?Please advice me...

The answer is run dcpromo on a windows server which is not an existing domain controller, thenselect appropriate option from the wizard. You should see following screen on the wizard, select "Domain Controller for a new domain": http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/497847573_474a45ed46.jpg?v=0 You will then have the option to either create a new domain or new forest: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/497847577_2b70e091c9.jpg?v=0 Click on the link for print screen.