Error: Failed to install Active Directory Domain Services binaries
I got a clean installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 from my hosting provider. When I try to add a Actice Directory Domain Services role to the server I get a message that the installation is not successfull and the server needs to restart in order to revert all changes. Here's what I have in the server log: I was adding an additional domain controller (Win 2008 R2) to the domain in our CRM Hosted environment this weekend, and I ran into this error when installing the AD Domain Services role: Active Directory Domain Services Installer : Failed to install Active Directory Domain Services binaries. Completely useless error message and the log file in \Windows\Debug didn't have anything further. I started scrolling through the System Event Log hoping for clues. Since it was a brand new server the log was pretty clean with one exception: Source: Service Control Manager Event ID: 7001 Level: Error Description: The DFS Namespace service depend...