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We have an active SMS 2003 SP1 site (S01) and will be retiring the hardware. The company wants SMS 2003 on a different server, upgraded to SP3 so we have installed a new primary site (S02), also active, on another machine. The question is, how do I migrate the clients from site S01 to site...

If there is another post regarding this matter, I apologize up front and will appreciate a redirect! Windows 2003, Exchange 2003 (No SP's)Outlook 2000, Windows 2000 Domain. We have a public folder populated with Contacts. Within this public folder are distribution lists containing contacts...

Hi, I am trying to "migrate" public folders from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 and am getting the following error: "The Microsoft Exchange Public Folder Migration Tool only works with Exchange 5.5 SP3 or any release since and including Exchange 2000. Server 'name' is reported as 'Version 5.5...

You will find Mailbox Manager on the SP3 or SP4 for Exchange 5.5 CD's. Under ENG\SERVER\SUPPORT\MBMNGR\SETUP and select processor type. "The worst dilemmas are often the best opportunities in disguise." 'Carpe Diem'

I have recently noticed a mysterious looking folder in the Documents and Settings folder on users hard drives. At a DOS prompt it is listed as c:\documents and settings\??? and can't be deleted. It can be deleted from Windows Explorer but reappears on next reboot. Does anyone have any idea...

Thanks, freaktechnique. That's definitely helpful to me. Now if I could just find an official document from Microsoft or Veritas for my oh so particular boss!! "The worst dilemmas are often the best opportunities in disguise." 'Carpe Diem'

We run Exchange 5.5, SP4 on a Windows 2000, SP3 member server. I have successfully created a recovery server in a lab environment. Veritas' procedure (v9.1) for restoring Exchange 5.5 from an online backup includes the following: "IMPORTANT: Make sure you restore the Exchange Server...

I have recently enabled maintenance jobs on our SQL 2000 server. I am wondering what "best practice" is for how often to schedule the data integrity check and optimizations? Currently, our database is about 3.5GB. Any advice? Any good SQL links anyone would like to share with a...

Does anyone know of a good link for the process of implementing an Exchange 2000 or 2003 server? We run a Win2k/Exchange 5.5 server but want to install Exchange 2003 preferably. I believe there is not an in place upgrade. Anyway, I am trying to determine, high level, a time frame and required...

You have two choices - massive email clean up OR upgrade your hard disk to allow the extra space for the 16GB Information Store. Not alot of fun, but relieves the pressure more quickly than trying to get users to clean up! "The worst dilemmas are often the best opportunities in...

Bear in mind, you have a 16GB limit on your information store.....unless you are running Exchange 5.5 Enterprise edition. "The worst dilemmas are often the best opportunities in disguise." 'Carpe Diem'

Does anyone know of a way to check BIOS without restarting a Windows 2000 computer? Net Mgr wants to make sure auto restart on power up is set before running UPS testing. There doesn't appear to be a "native" way of doing it, but maybe a third party utility? "The worst dilemmas...

Just a thought on email retention - does your company have a data retention policy? If not, is management aware of the potential "cost" of allowing those employees to keep all emails? Show them an article on the discovery process when being sued....that might shake them back into...

WooHoo! Thanks for the quick and helpful responses - I feel a bit more confident about heading down this path now.

Is eseutil the only way to recover space? We have done a bunch of mail clean up and need to recover the space - but, of course, don't want to jeopardize the integrity of the database(s). I have found lots of info on running eseutil, but nothing that says "beware" which is what I'm...