The REMOVEORG option in Exchange Server 2003 (830185)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
For a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server version of this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 312878 The Exchange 2000 Service Pack 2 removeorg option for Update.exe
SUMMARYThis article discusses the removeorg option that is available with the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Setup program. With this feature, you can remove an Exchange organization from the Active Directory directory service.
The removeorg option removes all Exchange organization information (such as administrative groups, routing groups, and server objects) from the configuration naming context in Active Directory.
Important Do not use the removeorg option unless you intend to remove Exchange completely from your organization. You must also remove Exchange from your servers before you run the removeorg option. If you try to remove Exchange from the servers after you run the option, the removal process fails. You then must remove Exchange manually. The removeorg option removes all Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 servers from your organization. Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 servers in your organization will not function after you run this option. If this option is used inadvertently, you may have to reinstall all the Exchange 2000 servers and Exchange 2003 servers in your organization.
Make sure you have moved any Exchange mailboxes that you want to move from the Exchange servers before you perform this procedure.REFERENCES
For additional information about how to remove Exchange 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
833396
How to remove Exchange Server 2003 from your computer
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 11/9/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbinfo KB830185 kbAudITPRO |
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