How to debug a crash dump

Grab the latest version of the Windows Debugger from here.

One you have installed the SDK, open WinDgb from Start, Programs, Debugging Tools for Windows.

The symbols need to be set so the debugger can read the dump file, to do this, click File, Symbol File Path and add the following line to the box:

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ADPrep Error 0×80070002

When running ADPrep on Server 2003 from Server 2008 media you may get this error:

Error message: Error(110) while running C:WINDOWSsystem32LDIFde.exe The system cannot find the file specified.(0×80070002)

<error message has been trimmed>

Pausing your AV software will likely allow the command to complete successfully.  If it isn’t your AV there is something else that

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Userenv 1030 and 1058 Errors in Application Logs

Server 2003 DC, multi-homed, the second DC had been demoted and another promoted in it’s place.

A lot of possible causes for this issue…

Turns out all that the server needed was the DFS service to be restarted.

It is so easy, do it first.