I ran Forest Prep and Domain Prep for Exchange 2003 and then tried to remove Exchange 2000 again from our old server and get the same error itdentified in KB254960: "Setup is unable to determine a valid ordering for the installation. See the error log for further details." Anything else I can try or should I proceed to manually remove the old server? ________________________________ From: Periyasamy, Raj [mailto:Raj.Periyasamy@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:59 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Exchange 2000 removal... http://www.MSExchange.org/ Since you already have Exchange 2003, you should not be running the Exchange 2000 Forest prep again. Suggest you re-run the Exchange 2003 Forest prep and Domain prep. This might help. Regards, ________________________________ From: Donavon Yelton [mailto:dyelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 8:48 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange 2000 removal... http://www.MSExchange.org/ I recently installed a new Exchange server and put Exchange 2003 on it however our old Exchange 2000 server is still up. When I try to remove Exchange 2000 I get the error noted in this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;254960 Before I run the Exchange 2000 ForestPrep and DomainPrep I wanted to make sure that there wasn't any catch I needed to worry about after I run it. We're running a Windows 2000 AD with Exchange 2003. Thanks! Donavon Yelton Manager of Information Systems Carpenter Industries, Inc. (704) 743-2068 http://www.dennis-carpenter.com/ ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS INFORMATION INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY NAMED ABOVE. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE RECIPIENT, OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE TO DELIVER IT TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS MESSAGE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY VIA RETURN-E-MAIL AND DELETE THIS MESSAGE FROM YOUR SYSTEM. THANK YOU. Carpenter Industries, Inc. ________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------