You can change the installation path for Exchange Server with the /disasterrecovery switch (811655)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you run Exchange 2000 Server Setup with the /disasterrecovery switch, the default Exchange installation path may appear. This path may differ from the original path where Exchange was installed.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the Windows registry was not restored from backup. The registry contains the previous path of the Exchange installation. If the registry has not been restored, the default path of C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr is displayed in the Install Path box. If the Windows registry has been restored from a backup location, the Install Path box contains the path that was used for the original installation of Exchange 2000 Server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, make sure that you specify the location of the previous Exchange installation in the Install Path box. To do this, click Change Folder.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to recover your Exchange 2000 server, view the following Microsoft "Exchange 2000 Server Database Recovery" white paper:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/exchange2000/support/default.asp

For more information about related topics, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

285169 Information stores do not mount after you use the "/disasterrecovery" switch

317393 You are not prompted to use Exchange 2000 disaster recovery mode when you restore the system state

296790 The disaster recovery Setup program does not detect previously installed components when you run it on an Exchange 2000 or an Exchange 2003 computer

257415 Running a disaster recovery setup

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/26/2005
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