It is never supported to change the name of an exchange server. Therefore, installing in a child domain and doing move mailbox, then removing the old server is the proper method. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:exchangelist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lee Ann Swanson Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:30 PM To: exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ExchangeList] Moving Exchange to new child domain Hi; I have Exchange 2003 installed in a parent domain and want to move the server to a child domain.. Do I need to install the exchange on a server in the child domain and move the mailboxes or is there another way of handling this? Thanks for your help. Lee Ann Swanson Watertown, SD