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by david__

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If a windoes 2000 DNS server was origninally configured to be a root server, how do I undo that without formating and starting over. I need to be able to use forwarders and root hints. I tried uninstalling DNS and reinstalling, but it seems to remember my settings. Even if I reboot between removal and reinstall.
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by kinetechs

Go into the DNS MMC and delete the "." lookup zone. After doing this, the server will not think it's authorative for root.

Cheers!
~Sean

by quintar51

Deleting the "." zone will allow you to enable forwarders and use root hints.

Just a tip. The reason it 'remembers' your DNS settings after you reinstall is because there's a DNS folder that keeps a backup of your previous configuration.

After uninstalling DNS, you should delete the c:\winnt\system32\DNS folder. Then reinstall DNS and you can start from scratch. No need reinstall w2k or format.

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