Microsoft KB Archive/935916

= You cannot install Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer that has the Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter v2 installed =

Article ID: 935916

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you 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



SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer that has the Microsoft Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter v2 installed, the Exchange 2003 SP2 installation fails. Additionally, you receive the following message:

Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003 includes an updated version of the Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter. An earlier version of the Exchange Intelligent Message Filter has been detected on this system and this earlier version must be uninstalled before applying Service Pack 2

However, when you try to locate the Intelligent Message Filter on the Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer, the Intelligent Message Filter is not listed in the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.



CAUSE
Typically, this issue occurs when you use a post-Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installation source to install Exchange 2003 on the Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer. Additionally, the Intelligent Message Filter may not appear in the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel when you log on by using an account that differs from the account that was used to install the Intelligent Message Filter.



RESOLUTION
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 the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:  Use an account that has administrative permissions to log on to the Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer. In Windows Explorer, locate the MSCFV2 folder. The MSCFV2 folder is located in the following folder:

Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin

 Right-click the MSCFV2 folder, click Rename, and then rename the folder to MSCFV2.OLD . Right-click the ContentFilter.dll file, click Rename, and then rename the file to ContentFilter.OLD . Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. In Registry Editor, click the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Exchange

</li> On the File menu, click Export.</li> In the Export Registry File dialog box, type a name, and then click Save to save the subkey.</li> Right-click the following subkeys one at a time, and then click Delete to delete each subkey: <ul> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\ContentFilterState</li> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\ContentFilterVersion</li> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\ContentFilter</li></ul> </li> Restart the Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer.</li> Install Exchange 2003 SP2.</li></ol>

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