somebody help me please, after installation of w2k as stand alone server all is fine. but after going through the Active Directory set up wizard when the wizard begins to run the configuration immediately an error pops up saying: The operation failed with the following error: "Access is denied. " what could be the problem and who can help me?

Have logged in with Local Administrator ? Check this out http://www.petri.co.il/active_directory_installation_requirements.htm HTH, Learner

I am new to Net+ (not complete yet) but understood that with MS you can only use 2000 Server or 2003 Server editions. Can it be used on Win2K non-server OS? I didn't think it could. I know you can administer the AD from Win2K but not run it as a domain controller without a "Server" OS. The article was not clear on that fact as I read it. It did show "Duh... you cannot install AD on a Professional computer." Bryan