Ok guys so Im gonna start with a ballad about how dumb i am.
OH... I demoted the primary domain controller... the end.
So ya I thought I could just add a BDC to my domain and it would be all peaches and cream. then the domain went away and I'm just glad it was a test enviroment and was a learning experience and not an oh im fired experience.
So Ive looked up some videos on transfering FSMO roles but I was hoping someone could chime in with the major look for's. specifically will transfering fsmo roles effectively do the trick or are there any extra bits that I might have missed.