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The error could be due to folwloing

The network is down.

The domain controller is not reachable(PDC is not available need to check, RID stack is not full and RID master is not down)

The account used does not have permission to add user/computer etc

Check the event log to find the event id and search at tech net

Active Directory Users and Computers is a snap-in. A snap-in cannot be started from a command line or from "Start" "run" it has to be started from an MMC (Microsoft Management Console).

I will walk you through those steps.

you can use dsa.msc

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