Cannot join domain Network path not found

12 Aug 2005 9:53 PM

Grocery IT

We had a Windows NT4 server that was replaced by a Windows 2000 server as a
domain controller. The NT 4 domain controller was not demoted prior to the
change. Now the existing clients (windows 2000 and 98) cannot join the
domain. I receive "network path not found," even after prompting for
Administrator credentials for the addition to the domain. How do I join the
clients to the domain? Do I need to demote the domain controller?

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Grocery IT

13 Aug 2005 2:35 PM

Mike

"Grocery IT" <Grocer***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C7B7A4C-28CF-4401-95B0-4739BB69BD73@microsoft.com...
> We had a Windows NT4 server that was replaced by a Windows 2000 server as
> a
> domain controller. The NT 4 domain controller was not demoted prior to
> the
> change. Now the existing clients (windows 2000 and 98) cannot join the
> domain. I receive "network path not found," even after prompting for
> Administrator credentials for the addition to the domain. How do I join
> the
> clients to the domain? Do I need to demote the domain controller?
> --
> Grocery IT

Have you tried making them a member of a workgroup, rebooting & then trying
to re-join the domain?

17 Aug 2005 12:59 AM

Grocery IT

Yes, I have tried to disjoin the clients from the workgroup and re-join the
domain to no avail. Still I get "network path not found..." Thanks for your
response.

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"Mike" wrote:

> "Grocery IT" <Grocer***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7C7B7A4C-28CF-4401-95B0-4739BB69BD73@microsoft.com...
> > We had a Windows NT4 server that was replaced by a Windows 2000 server as
> > a
> > domain controller. The NT 4 domain controller was not demoted prior to
> > the
> > change. Now the existing clients (windows 2000 and 98) cannot join the
> > domain. I receive "network path not found," even after prompting for
> > Administrator credentials for the addition to the domain. How do I join
> > the
> > clients to the domain? Do I need to demote the domain controller?
> > --
> > Grocery IT
>
> Have you tried making them a member of a workgroup, rebooting & then trying
> to re-join the domain?
>
>
>

17 Aug 2005 4:04 PM

Torgeir Bakken (MVP)

Grocery IT wrote:

> We had a Windows NT4 server that was replaced by a Windows 2000 server as a
> domain controller. The NT 4 domain controller was not demoted prior to the
> change. Now the existing clients (windows 2000 and 98) cannot join the
> domain. I receive "network path not found," even after prompting for
> Administrator credentials for the addition to the domain. How do I join the
> clients to the domain? Do I need to demote the domain controller?
Hi,

Very likely a DNS name resolution issue, please see the posts in the
links below.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.win2000.dns/browse_frm/thread/7df7f29d8bc5f84d/ccafd244689088fa#ccafd244689088fa

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.win2000.networking/msg/2066a4416a317653

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway