Microsoft KB Archive/819653

= &quot;Active Directory Installation Failed&quot; Error Message When You Try to Demote or to Promote a Domain Controller =

Article ID: 819653

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to demote or to promote a domain controller, you may receive the following error message:

Active Directory Installation Failed

The remote attempt at server  to remote server CN= ,CN=Servers,CN= ,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=, DC=  from the enterprise failed.

&quot;The security descriptor structure is invalid.&quot;



Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.  Date      Time   Version         Size      File name

11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748  124,688    Adsldp.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748  132,368    Adsldpc.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748   63,760    Adsmsext.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6743  381,200    Advapi32.dll 06-Jun-2003 20:53 5.0.2195.6753   69,392    Browser.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6680  134,928    Dnsapi.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6663   92,432    Dnsrslvr.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6753   47,376    Eventlog.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6747  148,240    Kdcsvc.dll 20-May-2003 19:49 5.0.2195.6747  205,072    Kerberos.dll 26-Mar-2003 22:37 5.0.2195.6695   71,888    Ksecdd.sys 28-May-2003 21:39 5.0.2195.6749  509,712    Lsasrv.dll 28-May-2003 21:39 5.0.2195.6749   33,552    Lsass.exe 05-Apr-2003 01:12 5.0.2195.6680  117,520    Msv1_0.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6601  311,568    Netapi32.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6695  371,984    Netlogon.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6697 1,040,144   Ntdsa.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6742  392,464    Samsrv.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6737  131,344    Scecli.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6737  306,448    Scesrv.dll 30-May-2003 00:22 5.0.2195.6748 4,576,256   Sp3res.dll 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6601   51,472    W32time.dll 16-Aug-2002 14:32 5.0.2195.6601   57,104    W32tm.exe 11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6741  126,224    Wldap32.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kberrmsg kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix kbfix kbbug KB819653

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