So the 2003 server won't rebuild the OAB? Also, the other data you would lose is the Org Forms Library, if you have any of that in use....
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Browse All TopicsI have a problem with all of my email users using outlook 2003 getting the error message:
10:30:34 Microsoft Exchange offline address book
10:30:34 0X8004010F
all of the help points to the following: (Resetting System folders)
http://support.microsoft.c
What i want to know, is what kind of information will i lose? What is the free/busy schedule? Can i reset the system folder while users are logged on? Or should i do this during down-time.
The next question, What is the difference between site folder and system folder?
the above MS article is for Exchange 2000. I have Exchange 2003, however, on the link above, there is an additional link for 2003, but it says "SITE FOLDER". I dont know the differece. Can anyone help?
http://support.microsoft.c
Some history: We moved all the mailboxes to another server which was running exhchange 2003, and We took our exchange 2000 server offline. I dont think i had the address book synched before i did it.
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v_alber:
Thanks. So basically, what steps should i take and in what order. We ARE using public folders. Everyone has to accept the meeting request? Do my pop users have to accept this request? We have some users that only use POP, and we also have some disabled accounts. Do they have to accept the meeting request also?
Hi
You can follow up the article you have right now. Just to be sure that Free/Busy updated without client intervention
you can use utility called UpdateFB: http://support.microsoft.c
For steps to reset system folders refer to: http://support.microsoft.c
To get updateFB contact PSS and ask for the utility, you won't have to pay for that.
Alex.
Now I am really stumped. I just followed the instructions word for word at http://support.microsoft.c
I restarted the server, opened outlook 2003, and got the same error when i did a send/receive:
10:30:34 Microsoft Exchange offline address book
10:30:34 0X8004010F
I was having the same problem, on exchange 2003 and outlook 2003.
what the problem was, In outlook, under Tools >> Send/Receive >> Download Address Book, where it says "Choose Address Book", my address book name was called Global Address List, however in my ESM, my address list was called Default Global Address List. So I renamed it, closed outlook, and reopened. the problem was fixed.
Let me clarify even more, i went into ESM and renamed my default global address list to what it was in outlook. the reason why outlook has a different name, i took my initial server offline and put the responsibility on my new server, running exch. 2003. my old server was running exch. 2000. I hope this helps anyone out.
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by: v_alberPosted on 2005-02-11 at 08:23:31ID: 13287254
Hi
What probably happened, is that you have not rehomed System Folders properly prior removing the first Exchange box.
System Folders (for you) - Free/Busy and Offline Address Book
SiteFolder, is an attribute on your Administrative Group, pointing to specific Public Folders store which should contain System folders.
You can go through the process without disconnecting your clients.
The only thing you will lose is free/busy information, which can be repopulated by sending meeting request to all the users and ask them to accept it.
And you will lose Public Folders previous backups, so after going trough the hole process make sure you make a new one.
Let me know if you have any other concerns, since I have a lot of experience going trough this process.
Thanks