I have inherited a system and have migrated to 2008 Server at one site and 2003 server at another. When I started the 2000 servers were still on the network as domain controllers. The 2000 servers are now only member servers with no services running on them. One still has few printers running through it, but that's it. I came across the DNS Zone file and the old servers still show. How do I go about removing the old server information out of this file. Here is part of the DNS Zone file - the ones I want to remove are reynolds01 and cascade001: Zone NS records ; @ NS reynolds01.domain.com @ NS cmhcmvserver.domain.com @ NS cmhcterm01.domain.com ; ; Zone records ; @ 600 A 192.168.12.4 @ 600 A 192.168.13.2 @ 600 A 192.168.12.1 @ 600 A 192.168.13.1 @ MX 10 smtp.domain.com 47ea45d7-8912-4a09-bc3d-2d82bd782349._msdcs 600 CNAME reynolds01.domain.com 4cd03433-9c91-4719-9adb-dc7d88a0ded9._msdcs 600 CNAME cascade001.domain.com d3a7f867-97b6-4653-933a-ae5cb1281530._msdcs 600 CNAME cmhcmvserver.domain.com _kerberos._tcp.main._sites.dc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 88 cascade001.domain.com _ldap._tcp.main._sites.dc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 389 cascade001.domain.com _kerberos._tcp.reynolds._sites.dc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 reynolds01.domain.com _ldap._tcp.reynolds._sites.dc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 reynolds01.domain.com _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 reynolds01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 cascade001.domain.com _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 reynolds01.domain.com _ldap._tcp.244a06c9-fd8c-45ad-a3f8-b20ff9b0c067.domains._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 389 reynolds01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 cascade001.domain.com gc._msdcs 600 A 172.16.12.1 _ldap._tcp.main._sites.gc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cmhcterm01.domain.com _ldap._tcp.reynolds._sites.gc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cmhcterm01.domain.com _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cascade001.domain.com _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcmvserver.domain.com _gc._tcp.main._sites 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cascade001.domain.com _kerberos._tcp.main._sites 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 cascade001.domain.com _ldap._tcp.main._sites 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 cascade001.domain.com _gc._tcp.reynolds._sites 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cascade001.domain.com _kerberos._tcp.reynolds._sites 600 SRV 0 100 88 reynolds01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcmvserver.domain.com _ldap._tcp.reynolds._sites 600 SRV 0 100 389 reynolds01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcmvserver.domain.com _gc._tcp 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 3268 cascade001.domain.com _kerberos._tcp 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 reynolds01.domain.com _kpasswd._tcp 600 SRV 0 100 464 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 464 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 464 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 464 reynolds01.domain.com _ldap._tcp 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 reynolds01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 389 cmhcmvserver.domain.com _vlmcs._tcp SRV 0 0 1688 cmhcterm01.domain.com _kerberos._udp 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 88 reynolds01.domain.com _kpasswd._udp 600 SRV 0 100 464 cmhcterm01.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 464cmhcmvserver.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 464 cascade001.domain.com 600 SRV 0 100 464 reynolds01.domain.com

Hello, you can delete these records manually from your zone. Have a look to this Microsoft article about DNS aging and scavenging: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771362(WS.10).aspx This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration

Hello, see here about using aging/scavenging: http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2008/03/19/don-t-be-afraid-of-dns-scavenging-just-be-patient.aspx If servers are listed that not longer exist you can of course remove them also manual.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.