Microsoft KB Archive/896714

= An Exchange Server 2003 hotfix is available to let you extract mailboxes without specifying a password option when you use the Exchange 2003 Migration Wizard (Mailmig.exe) =

Article ID: 896714

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



INTRODUCTION
This article describes a hotfix that you can apply to let you run the Exchange 2003 Migration Wizard (Mailmig.exe) to extract a mailbox to a personal folders (.pst) file without specifying a password.

By default, when you migrate a mailbox to a .pst file by using the Exchange 2003 Migration Wizard, you must specify a password option for the migrated mailboxes. You may have a scenario in which you want to migrate mailboxes without having a password set for each migrated mailbox.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
You must be running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or a later service pack to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Hotfix installation information
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

After you apply this hotfix, you must modify the following registry entry to enable the functionality that this hotfix provides:

Value name: CreateWithoutPassword

Value type: REG_DWORD

Value data: 1

By default, this registry entry has a value of 0 (zero). The default behavior requires a password for the migrated mailbox. To configure the Exchange 2003 Migration Wizard to not use a password for the exported .pst file, set the CreateWithoutPassword registry value to a non-zero value such as 1.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
When you run the Exchange 2003 Migration Wizard after you apply this hotfix and after you enable the functionality that this hotfix provides, a PST.PASSWORD file is still generated. However, the Password field contains a blank value. For example, a PST.PASSWORD file that resembles the following example file is created:

User Name, PST File Name, Password, E-Mail Address

&quot; &quot;, &quot;C:\\ .PST&quot;, &quot;&quot;, &quot;&quot;

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

817903 New naming schema for Exchange Server software update packages

Additional query words: XADM

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