Microsoft KB Archive/818748

= By default, new mailboxes are not created on the local server =

Article ID: 818748

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When the administrator of a Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 forest creates a new user, all Exchange Server computers that are in your organization are listed alphabetically in the New Object - User dialog box. By default, the first Exchange Server computer is selected.

In an organization that was previously migrated from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, sometimes the default selection may cause new mailboxes to be unintentionally created on the wrong server.



Cumulative Rollup Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) Rollup. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824282 September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup

Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. 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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional 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

File Information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.

Date        Time   Version         Size       File name -- 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0         69,632  Ccmproxy.dll 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0      2,109,440  Cdoexm.dll 30-Apr-2003 21:39  6.0.6460.0      8,466,432  Exadmin.dll 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0      1,867,776  Exmgmt.exe 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0         73,728  Inproxy.dll 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0      2,969,600  Mad.exe 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0      4,648,960  Maildsmx.dll 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0         77,824  Pcproxy.dll 30-Apr-2003 21:40  6.0.6460.0         94,208  X400prox.dll



MORE INFORMATION
After you apply the hotfix that is discussed in this article, Exchange 2000 caches the last-accessed server home messaging database (MDB). By default, new mailboxes are created on this server after the hotfix is installed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: kbExchange2000preSP4septbarFix XADM

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbfix kbexchange2000presp4fix kbbug KB818748

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