Cannot add Windows 7 PC to domain. Get the following message. An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed.

Anonymous
2009-11-10T19:41:01+00:00

When trying to add a new Windows 7 machine to a network I get the following error message..."An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed. Please verify this client is configured to reach a DNS server that can resolve DNS names in the target domain."  I don't have any problems adding XP machines to the domain and not sure why I can't add a Windows 7 machine.  I am able to get on the internet on the Windows 7 PC but can't add it to the domain.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Anonymous
2009-11-16T17:42:34+00:00

We finally got the computer to join the domain by doing the following:  in the network adapter IP 4 properties, set the DNS ip address to that of the domain controller, NOT the DNS.  Then went back to the computer properties to add the computer to the domain, it was added succesfully.  After rebooting the machine and logging into the domain account, go back to the IP 4 properties and reset the DNS to automatically get the ip address.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-08-17T01:31:12+00:00

    I had this issue and it was resolved by using the local dns server in the dns setting for IP V4

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-08-17T20:56:15+00:00

    I have tried all of the suggestions listed here and I still can't get a Win 7 computer to connect to the domain hosted on a Windows 2003 server. I get the message "DNS name does not exist" and error code 0x0000232B Rcode_name_error. Any help on this would deeply appreciated!

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-08-23T14:02:50+00:00

    All that headache and all I had to do was set static ip prior to adding to the domain. lol. Thank you very much for this. To anyone else having this problem, this IS the answer you've been looking for.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-08-23T14:03:38+00:00

    what is your function level set to?

    You might have to do a registry edit in order to get a windows7 machine to connect to a 2003 machine. The following is a part of the link from below:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2008652

    To resolve this issue either delete the NT4Emulatorregistry value on the Active Directory domain controllers in the destination domain if Windows NT 4.0 domain controllers are no longer present or can be retired. Otherwise, set the following registry value on the Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 client before attempting to join the domain:

    1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
    2. Locate the following key in the registry:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters 3. If it does not exist, create a new REG_DWORD value named NeutralizeNT4Emulator, and set the value to 0x1. 4. Quit Registry Editor.

    This registry setting allows the Active Directory domain controllers with the NT4Emulator setting to respond normally to the requesting client (avoiding Windows NT 4.0 emulation mode).

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