Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Error – ‘The IIS 6 WMI Compatibility component is required’
KB ID 0000771 Problem If you attempt to install Exchange Service Pack 3 on an Exchange server that is currently running Service Pack 1 you will see this error. Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Solution Note: This was a prerequisite for SP2, so if you do not see this error your Exchange was deployed with SP2 slipstreamed into it, or the problem was dealt...
Exchange 2010 SP3 – Can I Upgrade to Exchange 2013
KB ID 0000770 Problem At the time of writing (14/02/13), the answer is NO, for full coexistence with Exchange 2013 you need to have Exchange 2013 CU1 (Cumulative Update), which at this time is unreleased (Expected Q1 of 2013 – so we are not far away). Note: CU2 is now released. Solution So What do I get with Exchange 2010 SP3? 1. You can install Exchange 2010 on Windows Server 2012, (though you can’t in-place upgrade the...
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...