Installing Exchange 2003 - Domain Controller - What domain?

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

A prerequisite to Exchange 2003 is that a Domain Controller exists, so how do
I create that?

I am trying to install Exchange 2003 on a Win2003Server box.
It requires a Domain Controller, so I go about adding the Server Role
"Domain Controller (Active Directory)".
What should I enter in the "New Domain name" dialog box?
I get "DNS Bed Key" error nomatter what I enter here.

We have a LAN with 5 XP boxes and one Win2003 box which are connected in a
Workgroup network at the moment, I will reconfigure the XP boxes to use the
domain and the exchange server when they are setup properly.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Exchange 2000 (SP3) ) and Domain Controller problem (Win2k - SP4)
    ... With a domain controller, Win ... > and Exchange 2000 on another machine. ... > Event Type: ... > Event Source: Userenv ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange2000.general)
  • Re: AD Site Topology
    ... authenticating with a domain controller in a different physical ... to create individual sites for each physical location. ... to a GC outside of it's physical location resulting in Outlook problems, ... local infrastrcuture i.e. DC's/F&P but not exchange. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory)
  • Re: AD Site Topology
    ... authenticating with a domain controller in a different physical ... to a GC outside of it's physical location resulting in Outlook ... local infrastrcuture i.e. DC's/F&P but not exchange. ... client side is a good point though although I thought MS improved the ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory)
  • RE: Help Replication problem
    ... The Exchange server does not need to be a Domain Controller to function. ... The mailboxes will be linked to the Active Directory users as it writes ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • exchange talking to the domain
    ... I just installed Exchange 2007 into my domain with Exchange 2003 and I am ... Event Type: Error ... resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain ... The DNS servers used by this computer for name resolution are not ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange.admin)