Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard --------------------------To install a domain controller into this Active Directory forest,

you must first prepare the forest using "adprep /forestprep". The Adprep utility is available on the Windows Server 2008 installation media in the \sources\adprep folder. On the old Proplus: Run adprep /forestprep after system backup. --------------------------To install a domain controller into this Active Directory domain, you must first prepare the domain using "adprep /domainprep". The Adprep utility is available on the Windows Server 2008 installation media in the \sources\adprep folder. --------------------------change the domain to native mode for adprep /domainprep to proceed. Raise the domain functional level to Windows 2000 native. Go to Active Directory Domain and Trusts. Right click on the domain controller and select "raise Domain Functional Level".In command prompt, type adprep /domainprep /gpprep. There should be no errors. --------------------------Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard --------------------------You will not be able to install a read-only domain controller in this domain because "adprep /rodcprep" was not yet run. Do you want to continue? --------------------------Yes No --------------------------The new domain controller will be added successfully after this. transfer FSMO roles: refer to xp help.chm