Clients still looking for netlogon on demoted former DC

we have server 2003 sp2 (not r2) box we're trying decommission.  guy assigned no longer company, don't know how far got.  used hold licensing roles, , domain controller.  cleanly (or seemed) dcpromo'd , demoted on year ago, , licensing roles have either been moved or determined redundant.  it's not clear if server doing else, management extremely risk-averse, turning off , seeing screams not option.  fired wireshark see if still talking it, , found workstations still trying find netlogon share on server.

trans2 request, get_dfs_referral, file: \serverfqdn\netlogon

trans2 response, get_dfs_referral, error status_no_such_device

tree connect andx request, path: \\serverfqdn\netlogon

tree connect andx response, error: status_bad_network_name

i've confirmed share doesn't exist on server.  there no lingering traces in dns point server dc.  there no dhcp options pointing server (it may have hosted dhcp @ time, unclear).  i've run dcdiag across of our dc's , can find no references server, , no errors.  i've checked sites , services, no references there.  i've looked @ event logs of couple of workstations @ time these packets captured, , can see nothing out of ordinary.  i've investigated dfs settings, via dfsgui.msc, dfsmgmt.msc, , adsiedit.msc, nothing see refers server.  @ point, have no idea referring these workstations @ server, does have ideas of else at?

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nigel benfell b.sc. mcsa

hi

 you can metadata cleanup remove unavaible dc domain,

metadata cleanup; https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816907(v=ws.10).aspx?f=255&mspperror=-2147217396

also can remove orphaned dc adsiedit ; https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/555846

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