Kay, The clients will automatically reconfigure themselves as long as the old exchange server name can be resolved in DNS, and is still running exchange server on it. The workaround is to keep the DNS entry for the old server, but point it to the IP address of a DC/GC or the new exchange server. This way the Outlook client will still reconfigure itself even if the old Exchange server is down for good. HTH. Regards, Raj Periyasamy Systems Administrator MCSE(Messaging), CCNA -----Original Message----- From: Greg Lara [mailto:glara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:05 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Spam:Exchange 2000 hardware upgrade http://www.MSExchange.org/ You'll be much better off installing new and moving mailboxes. As long as the two servers are in the same administrative group, you won't have to make any Outlook profile changes, they'll automagically transfer to the new server. Greg L. -----Original Message----- From: P. Kay [mailto:pkay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:31 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: Spam:[exchangelist] Exchange 2000 hardware upgrade http://www.MSExchange.org/ I need to move Exchange 2K/Windows2K SP4 to new hardware. I do not want to use Veritas to restore, since the hardware is different. Any ideas, or would it be best to install OS and Exchange on the new hardware, then use the Move Mailbox to get the mailboxes and public folders to the new machine? If so, since the Exchange server will be a different name, will the Move Mailbox method require changing each Outlook client to new server name? P. Kay Nuernberger Systems Analyst/Exchange Administrator City of Decatur - MIS Dept. 217-424-2754, Ext. 315 217-424-2770 - Fax ------------------------------------------------------ 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: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com 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 ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: glara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ 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: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com 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 ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: raj.periyasamy@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx