demoted domain controller cannot be removed from list of domain controllers

I was having all kinds of active directory issues, so I finally demoted our
windows 2000 server. we have a windows 2003 server that has all the FSMO
roles and is global catalog server.
several other servers are member servers only.

dcpromo didnt work initially, so I had to force it, then followed the
instructions for cleaing up metadata.

I did all of that, but when I went to add the server back, it could not be
added because it alread existed.

the only place I can still find a reference to the server is in Active
Directory Users and Computers under Domain Controllers, I attempt to delete
it it tells me the object is a containter and contains othr objects. I go
ahead and tell it to delete and it tells me:
the object mywindows2000server (or some of the objects it contains) cannot
be deleted because: access is denied.

what should I look at next?
gary

 

I tried changing the UserAccountControl to 4096 as per MS, but still cannot
delete the demoted windows 2000 domain controller.

I looked in Sites and Services, and under default-first-site-name, servers,
mywindows2003server I see the NTDS settings.
NTDS settings show 1 object, and it is mywindows2000 server that has been
forcilby demoted and that I want to delete.

should I just delete it from here?
any reason why I shouldnt?

 

Hello Gary,

Did you follow exactly this one:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555846/en-us

Best regards

Meinolf Weber