thanks , but can i know, why should i run the disasterrecovery switch, is it going to delete the server object ? > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Run setup with the /disasterrecovery switch > > Mark Fugatt > Dedicated Supportability Engineer (Exchange) > Microsoft Limited > Desk: +44 (0)118 909 5630 > Mobile: +44 (0)7966 858108 > MSN IM: markfu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/mfugatt > Dedicated to proactively supporting Microsoft's enterprise Customers > If you have any feedback about my work, please let either myself or > my manager Andy Gitsham know at andygi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or telephone > +44 118 909 3233 > > -----Original Message----- > From: rolamohammed [mailto:rolamohammed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 20 February 2006 23:54 > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] We formate the exchange server-Please Help > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > dear all, > > we have here 2 servers as the following :- > > 1. Domian Controller Acting as Schema Master. > > 2. Exchange server 2003 as one & Only exchange server and it has all > the mailbox of all the users. > > 3. 100 users have mailbox, and all the e-mails are stored on PST > file on clients. > > due to some resons, we decide to formate the server of the exchange server > it self. > > after we formate the server, we install the windows server 2003,with > all the service pack. > > we did forest prep & domain Prep agian on the eexchange server , and > when we trying to install the exchange server, i got this error > message :- > > ============================================================================= > > THE COMPONENET " MICROSOFT EXCHANGE MESSAGING AND COLLABORATION SERVICES" > CANNOT BE ASSIGNED THE ACTION " INSTALL " BECAUSE: > > - A SERVER OBJECT FOR THIS SERVER ( " HO-SRV-XCH ") ALREADY EXISTS > IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE GORUP " FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP ". IF YOU > ARE ATTEMPTING TO REOVER THIS SERVER, PLEASE RUN SETUP WITH THE > DISASTER RECOVERY SWITCH, OTHER WISE YOU MUST FIRST REMOVE THIS > SERVER OBJECT FROM THE ACTIVE DIRECTORY BY USING EXCHANGE SYSTEM MANAGER. > > ============================================================================= > > I DID NOT DO ANY THING ON THE DOMAIN CONTROLLER, THEN I CHANGE THE COMPUTER > NAME, BUT I FOUND THAT THE SERVER NAME - OLD ONE - IS STILL APPEAR > IN THE EXCHANGE SYSTEM MANAGER UNDER SERVERS. > > CAN ANY ONE PLEASE GUIDE ME WHAT CAN I DO IN ORDER TO SOLVE THIS > ISSUE ? > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ------------------------------------------------------ > Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: > http://www.techgenix.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List > as: markfu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > rg > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ------------------------------------------------------ > Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: > http://www.techgenix.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List > as: rolamohammed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx