Removing Active Directory from a Domain Controller

Asked By hctgibbs 10 points N/A Posted on - 10/26/2011

My question is regarding Active Directory Installation Wizard.

I want to know if there is an easy way to forcibly remove Active Directory from a Domain Controller in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2000.

If there is a quick and easy way, how can I perform it?

Thank you.

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Answered By stephen_99 0 points N/A #97011

Removing Active Directory from a Domain Controller

Hi,

You should be a member of domain Admin group if you want to perform this action. If you are then do the following

1. Click Start, click Run, type the following command and then press ENTER:

   Dcpromo /forceremoval

2. At the Welcome to the Active Directory Installation Wizard page, click Next.

3. At the Force the Removal of Active Directory page, click Next.

4. In Administrator Password, type the password and confirmed password that you want to assign to the Administrator account of the local SAM database, and then click Next.

5. In Summary, click Next.

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Answered By Dexter Alberto 0 points N/A #97012

Removing Active Directory from a Domain Controller

Another way to remove Active Directory is by following the steps shown below:

1. Click on start menu, then Administrative tools, then Manage Your Server
2. In Manage your Server window, click on Add or Remove a role
3. In the dialog box, click next and then click on Domain Controller (Active Directory) and then click next
4. In the summary dialog box, check Remove Domain Controller Role and then next
5. Click next on the wizard dialog box then ok.
6. In the subsequent dialog boxes click next until an administrator password is needed.
7. Give the administrator password and click next
8. After deletion of the Active Directory, click on the restart now button to restart the computer.

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