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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.
  
  ADAM now ships as a part of the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2 release and can be installed through Optional Component Manager. This download is for use on Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 systems that do not have the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2 refresh. ADAM SP1 includes the enhancements made to ADAM in the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2 release.

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.

File	Size
ADAMSP1MUI_X64.exe SHA1: 1dde50ea96b04e4417a4dbef0c52a3ac23ebed47	4.88 MB
ADAMSP1MUI_x86.exe SHA1: cc27447dca0dd216d8fbb9bff8b332e20c90ba79	9.41 MB
ADAMSP1_x64_English.exe SHA1: d75179b91b1a5ac7ad5fceb9fedc19db49adf65b	4.98 MB
ADAMSP1_x86_English.exe SHA1: acd15f90ac1a639085999ff1a6debf89f912478d	3.45 MB

• 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)
  
  Workgroup and domain requirements
  ADAM does not require a forest, domain, or domain controller. You can install ADAM on computers that are configured as any of the following:
  
  • Domain controllers
  • Domain members
  • Workgroup members
  
  Support for LDAP clients
  ADAM supports any Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) client that is written to the LDAP v3 technical specification.
  
  Support for ADSI clients
  ADAM supports Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) for clients running the following:
  
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
  • Windows Server 2003 family
  • Microsoft® Windows® 2000
  
  For complete ADSI functionality with Windows XP Professional, you must install hotfix 817583. For more information about this hotfix, see article 817583, "Active Directory Services Does Not Request Secure Authorization Over an SSL Connection," in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
  

• 1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. If you chose to save the ADAM files, do one of the following:
     
     • 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.
  5. After installing ADAM, you can refer to the ADAM Administrator’s Guide for additional information and help. To open the ADAM Administrator’s Guide, click Start, click All Programs, point to ADAM, and then click ADAM help. In addition, you can search the Microsoft Support Web site for the latest Knowledge Base articles about ADAM.
  6. Multi-lingual User Interface (MUI) pack for ADAM is also available for dowload - x86 and X64 builds are provided below. Before you can install the ADAM MUI pack, Windows MUI pack and ADAM must be installed on the computer. To install the ADAM MUI pack, download and run the appropriate package. The package will upgrade your existing ADAM MUI installation if older versions exist on your computer or install the MUI package if no previous version is detected.
  You can post your questions and feedback to the Microsoft Active Directory newsgroup at microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory.