Windows 2003 Server DCPROMO

Hi All,

I have installed Windows 2003 Server R2 on a PC that I want to use as a Filemaker Server only.

I want to join it to the domain but don’t want other computers in the domain to access it for anything else but Filemaker.

I am unsure if I should use DCPROMO or simply join the domain as I would on an XP Pro machine.

Can someone please tell me what is the difference between joining via DCPROMO and via Computer Name Change>Change>Domain or Workgroup?

I am under the impression that if I use DCPROMO that it will install Active Directory and setup this Windows 2003 Server as a Domain controller that clients will access if my main server is overloaded, for info in Active Directory.

Can someone please tell me the do’s and don’ts.

Thanks