Exchange upgrades Questions


Change mail routing from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007
Hi, We are decommissioning our Exchange 2003 Server. Our Exchange organization consists of 1 x Exch2003 and 1 x Ecxh2007 Server (all Roles). We have completed all decommission steps other than mail routing (i.e. all mailboxes now reside on Ecxh2007 Server) All Mail is currently routed from a smart host through Exch2003 server. We need [...]

Answer Question   |  June 23, 2011  3:07 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Mail routing, Exchange migration, Exchange upgrades
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5 pts.

Upgrading Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010
Hi. i have Exchange server 2003 enterprise edition SP2 on my Domain Forest. Exchange mode is : Native mode. Domain functional level is Windows 2003 server mode. Operation system is Wondows 2008 server. I want upgrade Exchange server 2003 to Exchange server 2010 and get error [strong]Setup /PrepareLegacyExchangePermissions[/strong] Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unattended [...]

Answer Question   |  May 10, 2011  7:03 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2010, Exchange administration, Exchange upgrades
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1,220 pts.

upgradation Exchange sp1 to sp3 has been interrupted
Dear all druing exchange server upgradation sp1 to sp3 my setup is interrupted. when I trying it again, I got an error The Exchange binary files are not installed but the backup registry key is present. Only build-to-build upgrade mode is available. can any body help me about this error. thanks

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2011  9:25 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 SP1, Exchange 2007 SP3, Exchange 2007 Upgrade, Exchange upgrades
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30 pts.

Failing to migrate public folders from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2007
Hi We are in the process of upgrading from MS Exchange 2000 to MS Exchange 2007 for starters, before eventually moving to 2010 end of this year. We have encountered numerous errors in the process of moving (replicating) public folders from the legacy platform  to either 2003 or 2007. Can you assist with a step by [...]

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2011  12:31 PM
Exchange 2000, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Exchange migration, Exchange upgrades
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5 pts.

Migrating mailboxes from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003
We are in the process og migrating from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003.  Before we go through this process I was wondering if there was a method out there to use to determine how many mailboxes or the total size we can migrate within an 8-hour window.  What we are trying to do is to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2012  1:53 PM
Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange Mailbox Migration, Exchange migration, Exchange upgrades, Windows Server 2000
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15 pts.

Upgrade path from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2010?
Is their a direct upgrade path from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2010? We have an upgraded box but migrated over 2000 from the failing box. So now we are in  better shape and ready to upgrade.

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2010  8:38 PM
Exchange 2000, Exchange 2010, Exchange upgrades, Windows Server 2003
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9,815 pts.

Upgrading from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2008?
What has to happen before I can do an upgrade from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2008? I have a new server if necessary but would like to perform an upgrade. This is running on a Windows 2003 server.

Answer Question   |  November 24, 2010  8:33 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Migration, Exchange 2008, Exchange upgrades, Windows, Windows Server 2003
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1,110 pts.

Upgrading current mail provider to Exchange 2010
We are upgrading from our current mail provider to Exchange 2010. Can we upload the current messages in our users desktop email clients like Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express 6? If so how and using what tools?

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  8:22 PM
Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 support, Exchange upgrades, Mail servers, Outlook 2003, Outlook Express, Outlook Express 6
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975 pts.

Migrate exchange 2000 to exchange 2003
How do I migrate exchange 2000 frontend/backend to exchange 2003 using new hardware and causing minimal downtime? Thx

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2010  4:57 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 configuration, Exchange migration, Exchange upgrades, Migrating exchange 2000 to exchange 2003
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5 pts.

Excahnge 2007 to 2010 upgrade – Client issue
We are about to embark on upgrading our Exchange system from 2007 to 2010. We are going to keep our clients on Outlook 2007 for the meantime. Once the mailbox has been moved what would be the best way of pointing (and reconfiguring) the client to the new CAS server (over 2500 mailboxes, but staggered [...]

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2010  10:40 AM
Client Access Server Role, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Exchange server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010 Upgrade, Exchange upgrades
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5 pts.

upgrading from exchange server 2003 to exchange server 2010
hi,would someone kindly help in showing me the complete procedure on how to upgrade from exchange server 2003 to exchange server 2010, thank you, masta_ash

Answer Question   |  December 21, 2009  7:54 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2010, Exchange upgrades
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25 pts.

Exchange 2007 and Out of Office Assistant
Since upgrading from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 some of my users cannot use the Out of Office feature in Outlook 2003/2007.  The workaround thus far has been to use Outlook Web Access to turn on the Out of Office feature. Anyone have a fix?

Answer Question   |  December 11, 2010  4:01 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange upgrades, Out of Office Assistant, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007
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5 pts.

how to migrate exchange 2003 to 2007 ?
Dear MCSE Guys i have  exchange 2003 standard ed with windows server 2003  standard ed., my  Manager  wants me to upgrade our exchange to 2007.  kindly  let me know how to start  it more thanks Sirdus  

Answer Question   |  April 6, 2011  10:39 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 to 2007 Migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange migration, Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 Upgrade, Exchange upgrades
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135 pts.

Windows Server and Exchange sync issues
I have changed from Windows 2003 SBS to a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit server. Now then, all the clients are running Win XP pro SP3. For some reason, they are still trying to sync to the old 2003 SBS server which no longer exists. What steps can i take to get them to sync to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 10, 2009  3:14 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange upgrades, SBS 2003, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64 bit, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, Windows Small Business Server, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional
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5 pts.

Exchange 2010
Exchange 2010 is coming out. Which features (archiving, outlook live, improved storage – etc.) are the most compelling for a shop that still uses Exchange 2003?

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2010  8:09 PM
Archiving, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2010, Exchange Archiving, Exchange upgrades, Outlook, Outlook archive
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135 pts.

Exchange 2007 Free/Busy not working
Our company hired a vendor to upgrade from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2007. The uninstall of Exchange2000 after the upgrade to new exchange servers was not done properly. While email works fine the Free/Busy system is not. This results in severe negative feedback from executive assistants when trying to plan meetings for managers. Apparently an [...]

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  3:21 PM
Exchange 2000, Exchange 2000 to 2007 Upgrade, Exchange 2007, Exchange calendar, Exchange upgrades
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115 pts.

Migration process from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007
Hi there, This is Faisal, kindly provide me the complete step by step migration process from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Thanks Faisal

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2009  5:53 AM
Exchange 2003 administration, Exchange 2003 Migration, Exchange 2007 installation, Exchange 2007 Migration, Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 Upgrade, Exchange upgrades
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70 pts.

Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 upgrade
Can Exchange 2003 be upgraded to Exchange 2007 on the same hardware, without additional Hardware cost?

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2009  1:56 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 Upgrade, Exchange upgrades, Hardware Costs
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10 pts.

How Can I check the degree of fragmentation in Exchange 2003 database?
We are currently migrating over 6000 users from our existing Exchange 2003 environment to our new Exchange 2007 implementation. We have moved approximately 30% of our users, however, performance in the Exchange 2003 environment has degraded during this time period. We are running nightly maintenance, however, my exchange admin is unclear how to determine the [...]

Answer Question   |  May 6, 2009  9:16 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Fragmentation, Exchange migration, Exchange performance, Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 Upgrade, Exchange Server Upgrades, Exchange upgrades
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15 pts.

Upgrading Exchange 2003 to 2007
Can anyone provide tips, documentation, and/or lessons learned for a successful migration/upgrade path from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 including any issues with Active Sync?

Answer Question   |  April 8, 2009  2:34 PM
Active Directory, ActiveSync, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 Upgrade, Exchange upgrades, Upgrading Exchange
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70 pts.