how can I find and then remove old computer names from the Active Directory in windows 2008?

Hello, this is an easy to use and great working tool: http://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/oldcmp/index.htmBest regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Try this command.. dsquery computer –inactive 2 http://portal.sivarajan.com/2010/03/delete-stale-or-inactive-computer.html Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ http://publications.sivarajan.com/ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hello Davekoz13. Please read over this summary. You will find vbScript code that you can use and modify to your needs. You can also update the code to include a DB connection to log the results rather than using the default text file output. Locating Inactive Computer Accounts in Active Directory http://www.anitkb.com/2010/03/locating-inactive-computer-accounts-in.html Visit: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.

Any udpate on the issue?Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ http://publications.sivarajan.com/ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.