Microsoft KB Archive/304326

= The DNS name of a server does not change after Active Directory is removed in Windows 2000 Server =

Article ID: 304326

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q304326



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Active Directory Installation Wizard to remove Active Directory from a domain controller, the full Domain Name System (DNS) name of the server does not change after Active Directory is removed.



CAUSE
The Active Directory Installation Wizard does not change the full DNS name of the server after Active Directory is removed because the server may have services that client computers must access by using the server's full DNS host name.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

