I keep getting an Event ID 1000 on our one AD servers. This is description of the error that I get: Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. Return value (-2146893006). Sometimes the return value is different. I have banged my head against the wall over this one for a long time. Knowledge base and technet say that the preferred DNS is incorrect even though I have the server pointed to the AD DNS server. Any ideas on this? TIA for your help.

The company where i work has the same problem, which i heard might be because of different operating systems that access the server, not sure though. Would really also like to hear any suggestions.

DNS Fails to Start with Event 1000 and 1004 and SCM 7023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe. SYMPTOMS When you start your Domain Naming Service (DNS) on your computer running Windows NT Server, you may receive the following error: System Error 2: "The system cannot find the file specified" The DNS service will then terminate and you will receive the following events in your event log: EventID: 1000 Source: DNS Type: Error Description: DNS Server could not open the file dns\. The data is the error. Data: (grayed out) EventID: 1004 Source: DNS Type: Error Description: DNS Server could not find or open database file dns\. Data: 0000: 02 00 00 00 (in bytes) EventID: 7023 Source: Service Control Manager Type: Error Description: The Microsoft DNS Server service terminated with the following error: The system cannot find the file specified. Data: (grayed out) CAUSE The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CCS\Services\DNS\Zones registry key still has a subfolder/key for the zone but the zone file of is missing. RESOLUTION WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). Either remove the zone subkey or subkeys referenced in the event log or create the zone file with correct format and proper information under %SystemRoot%\system32\dns. Additional query words: dns zone SCM System Error Keywords : kbnetwork Issue type : kbprb Technology : http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q197/1/46.ASP