Microsoft KB Archive/900731

= Description of a software update that configures Exchange 2000 Server to notify you if you try to delete a public folder that contains replicas =

Article ID: 900731

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes a software update that you can use to configure Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server to notify you if you try to delete a public folder that contains replicas. By default, Exchange 2000 Server does not include this feature. Therefore, you could accidentally delete the only replica of a public folder when you delete a public folder. This behavior could lead to data loss.



Software update information
A supported feature that modifies the default behavior of the product is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it.

To obtain this feature immediately, download the feature by following the instructions later in this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
You must install Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3) to install this software update.

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

301378 How to obtain the latest Exchange 2000 Server service pack

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

Replacement information
This software update does not replace any other software updates.

File information
The English version of this software update 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.



If this software update is not posted for public download (meaning a public URL for this hotfix is not provided in this article), distribution requires technical lead, escalation team member, or manager approval. You must track the customers you send this to and supply them with the next service pack when it becomes available (if a service pack is released).

This software update is not scheduled to be included with an Exchange 2000 Server service pack.

When you use Exchange System Manager to delete a public folder store after you apply this software update, Exchange 2000 Server determines whether the public folder store contains replicas. If the public folder store contains replicas, you receive the following message:

You cannot delete this public folder store because it contains folder replicas. To avoid data loss, right click the public folder store and use Move All Replicas to move the replicas to a different server.

However, when you right-click the public folder store that you want to delete, a Move All Replicas option is not displayed. To move public folder replicas to another server, the destination server, follow these steps:  Start Exchange System Manager. Expand Administrative Groups, expand the name of your administrative group, expand Folders, and then expand Public Folders. Right-click a top-level public folder instance, and then click Properties. Click the Replication tab, and then click Add. In the Select a Public Store box, enter the name of the destination server, and then click OK. Click Apply, and then click OK.</li> Repeat steps 3 through 6 for all the public folder instances in the public folder store.</li> After the public folder replicas have been moved to the destination server, make sure that the public folder replicas are synchronized with the source public folders. To do this follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Open the public folder properties.</li> Click the Replication tab, and then click Details.

If the public folder replicas are synchronized with the source public folders, In Sync appears in the Replication Status column.</li></ol> </li></ol>

Keywords: kbexchange2000presp4fea kbupdate kbqfe kbinfo kbpubtypekc kbprb KB900731

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