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Security descriptor error during Exchange Server 2007 schema extension

February 25, 2010

During Exchange Server 2007 schema extension you may encounter a security descriptor error which will cause setup to fail.

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Preparing for an Exchange Server 2007 Transition

August 18, 2009

Before you begin the transition to Exchange Server 2007 you must first verify that your existing network environment is ready for Exchange Server 2007, deploy a Windows server to host Exchange Server 2007, and download the essentials software and tools for an Exchange Server 2007 transition.

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Windows Server 2003 32-bit R2 media needed to prep a non-R2 domain before first 64-bit R2 DC can be promoted

February 19, 2009

In one of life’s “chicken and egg” situations I recently encountered the issue of promoting a Windows Server 2003 64-bit R2 server to be a Domain Controller in an environment with only Windows Server 2003 32-bit (non-R2) servers as existing Domain Controllers.
DCPromo will tell you that the Forest has not been prepared for the version [...]

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Problem accessing Active Directory for Exchange 2007 OWA users

September 26, 2008

Recently I posted about one cause of Outlook Web Access errors that users may experience after their mailbox is migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Users are presented with a browser error containing the message:
Exception type: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Storage.StoragePermanentException
Exception message: There was a problem accessing Active Directory.
In addition to that common cause I outlined previously there [...]

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Users unable to access Outlook Web Access after mailbox moves

July 28, 2008

Some users may report that they are not able to access OWA after their mailbox has been moved to the Exchange Server 2007 server.
Check the properties of the account in Active Directory Users & Computers and verify that in the Security tab the account is configured to inherit permissions. If the tick box is cleared [...]

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Installing Exchange Server 2007 pre-requisites on Windows Server 2008

March 27, 2008

The Windows Server 2008 ServerManagerCmd.exe tool makes installing the Exchange Server 2007 pre-requisites a snap. In this example I am installing the pre-requisites for a typical Exchange Server 2007 installation (Mailbox Server, Client Access Server, Hub Transport Server).
The components are installed using ServerManagerCmd.exe. The following commands can be executed in a command shell to install [...]

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