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by daveg

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I went to install Microsoft DNS server on a server running NT 4.0 server and its not in the add services menu of services to add.

Reinstall????

I added WINS server and DHCP server on this machine./

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by rawright

It sounds like you didn't install all of the Windows options the first time. MicronPC did that to me on one at work - no networking tools (ping, etc) were installed! Use the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel, then select the Windows Setup tab. I don't recall where it's located, but you can highlight each entry in the list and click details to find DNS. Checkboxes that are greyed-out indicate only part of that function is installed.

by mckaytech

This isn't an answer, although I did try the answer suggested above and couldn't find DNS in WindowsNT Setup.

I'm just curious what the basic SP level of your install media and what your Service Pack level on the NT4 is. Someone told me once that the original release of NT didn't include it. I checked it on both SP3 and SP4 and found it so I don't know if that's true or not.

It seems rediculous to have to re-install, but that might be the option.

paul

by daveg

SP6 is on the BDC. SP3 is the level of the basic install media. Something got hosed during install but I have no idea what. So far, reinstall is the answer: but not right now.

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