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Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)

For organizations that require flexible support for directory-enabled applications, Microsoft has developed ADAM, which is an LDAP directory service that runs as a user service, rather than as a system service.

Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) is a part of Microsoft’s fully integrated directory services available with Windows Server 2003, and is built specifically to address directory-enabled application scenarios. ADAM runs as a non-operating-system service, and, as such, it does not require deployment on a domain controller. Running as a non-operating-system service means that multiple instances of ADAM can run concurrently on a single server, and each instance can be configured independently.

Active Directory Application Mode represents a breakthrough in directory services technology that provides flexibility, and helps organizations avoid increased infrastructure costs.

Service Pack 1
Service Pack 1 for ADAM is now available. The package listed here is the integrated package which directly installs ADAM Service Pack 1 for new installations and upgrades existing ADAM installations to Service Pack 1. Note that ADAM Service Pack 1 is not available for Itanium-based systems.

Files

Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit

• You can run Active Directory Application Mode on computers running any of the following operating systems:
  
  • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • The 64-bit version of Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • The 64-bit version of Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  • Domain controllers
  • Domain members
  • Workgroup members
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
  • Windows Server 2003 family
  • Microsoft® Windows® 2000

  Installation Instructions

  • Prior to installing and using ADAM, please be sure to read the release notes contained in KB902838, which is available in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
  • Click the download link for the ADAM package for the language you want, at the top of this page. Choose package for the OS platform you want : ADAM is available for X86 based systems and X64 based systems only. For languages where X64 package is not listed, X64 support is provided through the MUI package. The license agreement allows for redistribution to enable including ADAM with your application distribution.
  • Do one of the following:
    
    • To start the installation of ADAM SP1 immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
    • To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
    • Refer to the ADAM Step-by-Step Reviewer’s Guide document for a guided walk-through of an ADAM installation and basic ADAM management tasks. The guide is available for download from ADAM Technology Center.
    • To get started immediately with an ADAM installation, run the saved file from a command prompt, or by double-clicking the saved file in Windows Explorer. This command starts the ADAM Setup Wizard.

    Related Resources

    • Community Resources: Newsgroups, How-to Guides, and More
    • Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
    • ADAM Technology Center
    • Get the Windows Server 2003 Evaluation Kit

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