DNS > How to Install N Configure Active Directory N DNS

1. Click Start, point to Administrative tools, and then click Configure Your Server Wizard.
2. On the Manage Your Server page, click Add or remove a role.
3. On the Configure Your Server Wizard page, click Next.
4. Click Domain Controller (Active Directory) and then click Next.
5. On the Welcome to the Active Directory Installation Wizard page, click Next.
6. On the Operating System Compatibility page, read the information and then click Next. If this is the first time you have installed Active Directory on a server running Windows Server 2003, click Compatibility Help for more information.
7. On the Domain Controller Type page, click Domain controller for a new domain and then click Next.
8. On the Create New Domain page, click Domain in a new forest and then click Next.
9. On the New Domain Name page, type the full DNS name (such as corp.contoso.com) for the new domain, and then click Next.
10. On the NetBIOS Domain Name page, verify the NetBIOS name (for example, CORP), and then click Next.
11. On the Database and Log Folders page, type the location in which you want to install the database and log folders, or click Browse to choose a location, and then click Next.
12. On the Shared System Volume page, type the location in which you want to install the SYSVOL folder, or click Browse to choose a location, and then click Next.
13. On the DNS Registration Diagnostics page, click Install and configure the DNS server on this computer, and set this computer to use this DNS server as its preferred DNS server, and then click Next
14. On the Permissions page, select one of the following:
    * Permissions compatible with pre-Windows 2000 Server operating systems
    * Permissions compatible only with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 operating systems
15. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, type a password that will be used to log on to the server in Directory Services Restore Mode, confirm the password, and then click Next.
16. Review the Summary page, and then click Next to begin the installation.
17. After the Active Directory installation completes, click OK to restart the computer.