Active Directory Installation Wizard Help

Before using this wizard, learn more about Active Directory.

• An introduction to Active Directory

  If this is the first time you are installing Active Directory, read the following topics for a thorough understanding of Active Directory:

  Introduction to Active Directory

  Domain controllers

  Domains

  Active Directory naming

  Upgrading from a Windows NT domain (if applicable)

• An installation checklist

  The Active Directory Installation Wizard has four options to set up an Active Directory infrastructure. The following table will point you to the most relevant checklist for installing Active Directory in your organization.

To...	Follow this checklist...
Create an additional domain controller	Checklist: Creating an additional domain controller in an existing domain
Create a new forest	Checklist: Creating a new forest
Create a new child domain	Checklist: Creating a new child domain
Create a new domain tree	Checklist: Creating a new domain tree

• Information about using this wizard

  For information specific to using this wizard, see Using the Active Directory Installation Wizard.

For the most up-to-date information about Active Directory, see the Microsoft Web Site(http://www.microsoft.com/).