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by chipw 1 view

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We just set up a spare box with W2K Adv Server and want to install Exchange 2000 on it, this is for experimenting only at this time. During the Exchange install I am told it cannot access the Active Directory and it failed to look up the Win2000 site this computer belongs to. And "You must logon using a Windows 2000 account".

This machine was set up as a stand alone server on a NT network. I'm guessing that won't work, right? So, do I have to set this box up on a seperate domain of its own,or a child domain of the NT domain?

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by timwalsh

Essentially, yes.

Exchange 2000 MUST have access to Active Directory someplace in the domain it is instlled in. Exchange 2000 will NOT work without Active Directory.

The act of installing Active Directory on a Win2K server creates an AD domain and a domain controller.

by curlergirl

Exchange 2K requires Active Directory, so your current setup won't work. The server has to be in a Win2K domain with AD, so I'd recommend setting it up in a domain all by itself. If you need to be able to access it from your NT domain, you could set up a trust relationship between the two. Hope this helps!

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