Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2003
This articled describes how to install Active Directory for a brand new forest on Windows Server 2003.
Configure Your Server Wizard
1. Click Start, select Administrative Tools, and click Configure Your Server Wizard.
2. In Configure Your Server Wizard, click Next.
3. In Preliminary Steps, click Next.
4. In Server Role, select Domain Controller (Active Directory) and click Next.
5. In Summary of Selections, click Next.Active Directory Installation Wizard
1. In Active Directory Installation Wizard, click Next.
2. In Operating System Compatibility, click Next.
3. Select Domain controller for a new domain and click Next.
4. Select Domain in a new forest and click Next.
5. Specify the full DNS name for the new domain and click Next.
6. Specify the domain NetBIOS name and click Next.
7. Specify where you want to locate the database and log folders and click Next.
8. Specify a location for the system volume and click Next.
9. Select Install and configure the DNS server on this computer and click Next.
10. Select Permissions compatible only with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 and click Next.
11. Specify a strong password for the Directory Services Restore Mode administrator password and click Next.
12. Review the summary and click Next.
13. Installation will now begin.
14. Click Finish.
15. Click Restart. Active Directory is now installed.
