From: Purtech on
I added a computer via the wizard then found out the name would not work. I
tried to delete it and I get:

(This is in the Server Management console:

"Set up Computer Wizard was unable to remove this computer from the network.
Open Active Directory Users and Computers, and remove the computer manually"

It doesn't exist in AD!

So I am stuck with a computer in the list with a red x.

How do I remove it? I am assuming the wizard did not finish.

Thanks,


From: SBS Rocker on
Can you log onto the domain from that computer? Remove the computer from the
domain by joining a workgroup. Then use the SBS Server Management to "Remove
the computer from the network". Any and all network administration
orconfigurations should be done using the SBS Management Console and not
ADUC.

"Purtech" <mikek(remove)@hlit.net> wrote in message
news:%23cQv$Lb6HHA.2752(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I added a computer via the wizard then found out the name would not work. I
>tried to delete it and I get:
>
> (This is in the Server Management console:
>
> "Set up Computer Wizard was unable to remove this computer from the
> network. Open Active Directory Users and Computers, and remove the
> computer manually"
>
> It doesn't exist in AD!
>
> So I am stuck with a computer in the list with a red x.
>
> How do I remove it? I am assuming the wizard did not finish.
>
> Thanks,
>


From: kj [SBS MVP] on
Purtech wrote:
> I added a computer via the wizard then found out the name would not
> work. I tried to delete it and I get:
>
> (This is in the Server Management console:
>
> "Set up Computer Wizard was unable to remove this computer from the
> network. Open Active Directory Users and Computers, and remove the
> computer manually"
> It doesn't exist in AD!

If it shows up in server management console, and you've refreshed the
display, then it does exist in AD, but it may not be in the SBS OU
structure.

Use AD "Action" / "Find" to locate the computer object.


>
> So I am stuck with a computer in the list with a red x.
>
> How do I remove it? I am assuming the wizard did not finish.
>
> Thanks,

--
/kj


From: Terence Liu [MSFT] on
Hello Customer,

Thanks for posting here, and thanks for SBS Rocker and Kevin's inputs.

From your description, I understand the issue is that: you tried to remove
a computer object from the SBS management console, however you received
error message" The setup computer wizard was unable to remove this computer
from the network. Open Active Directory Users and Computers and remove the
computer manually". And the computer cannot be found in ADUC. If I am off
base, please don't hesitate to let me know.

For current situation, let us follow the steps below to double confirm if
the computer object still exists in ADUC:

1. Click Start -> Run, type DSA.MSC and click OK.

2. Right click the domain.local node and select FIND.

3. In FIND dialog box, select Computers in Find drop down list.

4. Click FIND NOW button.

5. If there is no such computer displays, which indicates that the computer
has been removed successfully. You can close the server management console
and open it again. The computer object will not display in client computers
-> server management console. If the computer object still shows here,
please reboot the SBS to see if it is resolved.

In SBS system, when we open Server Management Console\Client computers,
system will search the AD for any client computers object. If the computer
object is deleted in ADUC, the object should not display in the server
management console.

6. If there is the computer displays, you can remove it here. If you still
cannot delete here, please let me know the exact error message. And also
help me collect a screenshot of the error message for analyze.

If we cannot resolve the issue after we perform the above steps, please
help me collect the following information for analyze:

1. Please capture screenshots on the error messages and send the pictures
to me at v-terliu(a)microsoft.com

2. Please collect the MPS report for analyze:
a. Visit
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/b/1/bb139fcb-4aac-4fe5-a579-30b0bd9
15706/MPSRPT_NETWORK.EXE. to download the file.
b. Run the MPSRPT_NETWORK.EXE on the server box.
c. Wait for 10~15 minutes.
d. Open Windows explorer, navigate to
%SYSTEMROOT%\MPSReports\Network\Reports\cab\
e. Send the .cab file directly to me at v-terliu(a)microsoft.com

Hope above information helps.

Please let me know if you have further question on the issue. I am happy to
be of assistance to you and look forward to your reply.

Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Terence Liu(MSFT)

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| I added a computer via the wizard then found out the name would not work.
I
| tried to delete it and I get:
|
| (This is in the Server Management console:
|
| "Set up Computer Wizard was unable to remove this computer from the
network.
| Open Active Directory Users and Computers, and remove the computer
manually"
|
| It doesn't exist in AD!
|
| So I am stuck with a computer in the list with a red x.
|
| How do I remove it? I am assuming the wizard did not finish.
|
| Thanks,
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