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by areyes

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Hello Everyone,
I am having a problem installing Exchange 2000 Server. What I am trying to do is to have only one AD and control all the users from this one AD.

Right now we have Enterprise Windows 2000 server with AD only. We would like to use Exchange 2000 server as our primary email server. My question is how do I install Exchange 2000 without installing AD on Exchange 2000 Server? Please help! I can't seem to find a step by step document on this scenario.

Thanks in advance everyone,
areyes

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by timwalsh

What error messages are you getting?

Some possible issues:

Exchange 2000 must be installed on a computer running Windows 2000 Server, although it doesn't have to be configured as a domain controller.

The server must be joined to a Win2K AD domain.

The server must be able to access a dynamic DNS server. If you are using your ISP's DNS server for all of your DNS, you probably don't have this access.

On this server, the following services/ protocols/software MUST be installed:

Win2K SP1 or higher
IIS 5 or higher
TCP/IP protocol
SMTP protocol
NNTP protocol

It is highly recommended that you run ForestPrep and DomainPrep commands (CD drive:\setup\I386\setup.exe /forestprep or /domainprep) prior to attempting installation of Exchange.

Hope this helps.

by areyes

The Exchange 2000 is going to be a fresh install. What I would like to know is to how to install Exchange 2000 without installing AD in the Exchange 2000. We have Advance Windows 2000 with AD in production already. What step do I have to do? Do I have to make the Exchange 2000 be a member of my primary AD that is already in production? Do I need run the Forestprep and DomainPrep on my primary AD? What are the steps I need to perform? I just want the Exchange 2000 to run in a standalone.Is this possible? Thanks in advance everyone,
areyes

by dynamo2003

The simple process is that if you have AD already running with an existing DNS server that's all you need. Remember Exchange 5.5/2000 reqiures a domain controller in the case of NT 4 and AD in the case of Windows 2000. Ensure that you DNS is createdup and running with nslookup in operation. If my memory serves me right ensure that you have at least Windows 2000 service pack 2 installed.

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