Active Directory Domain Services could not find the NTDS Settings object representing this instance of the directory service. ...

Active Directory Domain Services could not find the NTDS Settings object representing this instance of the directory service. 

 
NTDS Settings object:
%1 

 
Active Directory Domain Services will attempt to continue. 

 
User Action 
If this error continues to occur, restore the directory service from backup media. 

 
Additional Information 
Internal ID:
%2