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Exchange 5.5 Stnd on Windwows 2000

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by does not compute!

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I am trying to put Exchange 5.5 on a Win2K server Sp1 on our production NT4 Domain and keep getting the message "this computer must be part of an NT domain before Microsoft Exchange can be installed" when I tested this install on our test AD domain I did not have a problem.
I have checked that the machine is on the domain and have no proble browsing and connectiong to the production domain
Does any one have any ideas ????? Please help

Andrew

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by [_rick_>

The Windows 2000 server must be a member (non-Domain Controller)of your current NT 4 Domain. Do not use active directory against your production NT 4 Doman unless you are prepared to use the Active Directory Connector and are prepared to have users start logging into the AD domain.

When logging on the Windows 2000 server ensure that you are using a NT 4 Domain and Admin account for that domain.

Good luck.
Rick

by does not compute!

Thanks for the input Rick but as I said the machine is a member server (albeit a windows 2000) on the productions domain and it still will not install - Any more ideas ????

Andrew

by dynamo2003

Exchange 5.5 would not install on a member server unless the server is a member of a domain. Exchange 5.5 therefore needs the presence of a domain before it installs.

by does not compute!

Thanks to the two people who responded to this question but the fix appears to be to manually add access rights to the Exchange account

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