Exchange – Setup previously failed while performing the action ‘Uninstall’
KB ID 0000877 Problem After I managed to break my test Exchange 2013 Server the other week, I built a new one and migrated all the data into it. But while trying to decommission the old Exchange box, the process failed and I was stuck with this error. Setup previously failed while performing the action “Uninstall”. You can’t resume setup by performing the action “Install”. So now I couldn’t...
Error 3221684229 Installing Exchange 2007 (Mailbox Role) – On Windows Server 2008 R2
KB ID 0000262 Problem Seen Installing Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 R2. Error: An error occurred. The error code was 3221684229. The message was Access is denied. Solution 1. Close down any open Exchange 2007 install windows and select “No” if asked to reboot. 2. Navigate to setup.exe in your Exchange 2007 media > Right click > Properties > Compatibility tab > Tick “Run this program in...
Installing Exchange 2007 On Windows Server 2008
(Greenfield site – No existing Exchange) KB ID 0000268 Problem Assumptions You have an x64 Bit server (x32 is not supported for production). You have an x64 Bit copy of Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2. Solution Pre site visit To save time onsite it may be worth (If remote connection is available) downloading the relevant install media and service packs beforehand. Pre requisites 1. .net 2.0 – pre installed in Server 2008 and...
Exchange 2010 – Install Anti-Spam Agents
KB ID 0000352 Problem Note: This Procedure is the same for Exchange 2007. You are having a problem with spam, the Exchange agents are no replacement for a proper AntiSpam solution, but they are better than nothing. By default they don’t install, unless you are installing an “Exchange Edge Transport Server”. For most SMB client that’s not an option so there’s nothing to stop you installing the options on...
Exchange 2010 (c/w SP1) Install – Greenfield Site
(Installing on Server 2008 R2) KB ID 0000416 Problem Microsoft have not only slipstreamed the service pack into the install media, they have (Finally!) got the install routine to put in all the usual pre-requisites, roles, and features, that you had to do yourself before. (With the exception of the Microsoft 2010 filter pack, but even then you can do that after the install). The procedure below was done on a single server in a test...