Microsoft KB Archive/327022

= XADM: Error Message When You Try to Reinstall Exchange 2000 Server =

Article ID: 327022

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q327022



SYMPTOMS
When you try to reinstall Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

The component &quot;Microsoft Exchange Messaging and Collaboration Services&quot; cannot be assigned the action &quot;Install&quot; because: - Active Directory has not replicated all the necessary permissions for the deleted items container. Please wait until replication completes before running setup.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, rerun setup with the ForestPrep and DomainPrep commands, and then reinstall Exchange 2000 Server. To do this, follow these steps.

Step 1: Run ForestPrep
 Log on to the Exchange 2000 Server computer as a user who has full administrator credentials. Insert the Exchange 2000 Server CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. On the Start menu, click Run. Type :\setup\i386\setup /ForestPrep, where   is your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.

IMPORTANT: Type the command exactly as it is written. If you make any errors, ForestPrep will not run.

Step 2: Run DomainPrep
 Log on to the Exchange 2000 Server computer as a user who has full administrator credentials. Insert the Exchange 2000 Server CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.</li> On the Start menu, click Run.</li> Type :\setup\i386\setup /DomainPrep, where   is your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

IMPORTANT: Type the command exactly as it is written. If you make any errors, DomainPrep will not run.</li></ol>

Step 3: Reinstall Exchange 2000 Server
 Log on to the Exchange 2000 Server computer as a user who has full administrator credentials.</li> Insert the Exchange 2000 Server CD-ROM in your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.</li> On the Start menu, click Run.</li> Type :\setup\i386\setup, where   is your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

</li> In the Microsoft Exchange 2000 Installation Wizard, click Reinstall next to Microsoft Exchange 2000.</li> When the installation is complete, install the most current service pack for Exchange 2000 Server.</li></ol>

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MORE INFORMATION
For information about ForestPrep and DomainPrep, about the benefits of each utility, and about the permissions that you must have to run them, visit the following Microsoft Web site, and then download PrepUtility.doc:

http://www.microsoft.com/Exchange/techinfo/deployment/2000/PrepUtility.asp

To download the most current service pack for Exchange 2000 Server, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/downloads/2000/default.mspx

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