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by rovac

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Hi I want to know the best way to replace a exchange 2000 server. Ok for now what I do I install on a new server exchange 2000 and I move the user mailbox and the public folder, does I have something else to do ?????

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by curlergirl

You have the basic steps correct - you want to install your new server as a domain controller or member server on your domain, and then install Exchange 2000 and join the same site as your original Exchange Server. Then, move your mailboxes and replicate your public folders. The other steps you need to take are laid out in the following MS Knowledgebase article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307917

(be sure to remove any spaces from the URL)

Before removing your first server from the site completely, you may want to bring up your workstations and make sure they can open their mailboxes. Normally, the workstations will be able to automatically find the new Exchange server, but occasionally you might have to manually reset the Outlook profile on a workstation to use the new server.

Hope this helps!

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