Exchange 2010 Install Error – There was an error while running ‘ldifde.exe’
Nov17

Exchange 2010 Install Error – There was an error while running ‘ldifde.exe’

KB ID 0000442 Problem While trying to install Exchange 2010, the process fails with the following error. Organization Preparation Failed Error: The following error was generated when “$error.Clear(); install-ExchangeSchema -LdapFileName ($roleInstallPath + “SetupData”+$RoleSchemaPrefix + “schema0.ldf”) ” was run: “There was an error while running ‘ldifde.exe’ to import the schema...

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Exchange 2010 Install Error –  ‘Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on this server’
Nov17

Exchange 2010 Install Error – ‘Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on this server’

KB ID 0000577  Problem I had a nice clean install on a greenfield site today, Exchange 2010 Standard c/w SP1 on Server 2008 R2, so I was not happy when this happened! Error: The following error was generated when “$error.Clear(); if ($RoleStartTransportService) { start-SetupService -ServiceName MSExchangeTransport } ” was run: “Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on...

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Installing Exchange 2010 on Server 2012

KB ID 0000785  Problem With the release of Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3, Exchange 2010 is now supported on Windows Server 2012, but as there (at time of writing) is no media with SP3 slipstreamed into it, installing the product on Windows Server 2012 is a little problematic. If you got here because you have tried and have got an error, follow the procedure below and you should have the product installed and running without any further...

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Exchange Install Error – ‘Setup needs to contact the Active Directory schema master but this computer is not in the same Active Directory domain as the schema master’
Nov17

Exchange Install Error – ‘Setup needs to contact the Active Directory schema master but this computer is not in the same Active Directory domain as the schema master’

KB ID 0000793  Problem While installing Exchange 2010 one of my client’s satellite sites, this is what I got. Organizational Prerequisites Failed Error: Setup needs to contact the Active Directory schema master but this computer is not in the same Active Directory domain as the schema master {Site-Name}. Error: Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Exchange organization-level objects have...

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