I'd rather post this question to microsoft - but why don't you restore the system again now with the option unchecked ?
That won't work. That's how I got into this mess. You're supposed to check off the option so that it perserves the AD information on the disk and doesn't overwrite it from the backup. I didn't check the option and, therefore, overwrite the original AD information which is what landed me in this mess. Now the AD information on disk is bad (out of date) and I need a configurative way to reinstate the PDC to the network as the PDC.
I thought of rolling back all clients on the network (since there are only 5 and they are all imaged) but that wouldn't work either as it's not just the clients who can't communicate w/ the server, there are services on the server itself that are failing b/c the AD information can't be used.
My only idea at this point is to reinstall the OS, rebuild the network (reconnect clients to server), and then reimage the device with the option checked so as to preserve AD info. Would like to see if:
1.) someone can confirm this will work.
2.) There is anyway to avoid all of that.
Keith
