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Exchange 2007: Repair/Reinstall OWA

I have Exchange Server 2007 installed and working on a Windows Server 2003 x64 server. I wanted to install PHP on that server and followed a manual setup. When I went to add the .php extension under IIS, a box poped up asking if I wanted to update other folder inside of IIS including some virtual directories for exchange. Stupidly, I told it to update those folders. Now OWA and Outlook Anywhere no longer function. I was getting a 403 error saying that the owa folder didn't have read access. I corrected that but now I get a 404 error. How do I revert back to the way it was? Or, is there a way to repair it or reinstall it? I would also be willing to fix it manually but I don't know which steps to take. HELP!!!

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rbichon

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I tried to run Setup.com /mode:RecoverServer /role:ClientAccess and I got an error that said the installed version is different than the running version. Do you know how to uninstall ClientAccess?

rbichon

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Apparently, you can't use Setup.com from the bin folder for this if you have installed updates. I had to go through Add/Remove programs to uninstall Client Access and then to reinstall it. I will let you know how it goes.

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rbichon

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I went through those steps but I still can't get Outlook Anywhere to work again. Any ideas?

rbichon

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I looked in the properties for RpcWithCert under IIS and found that all of the authentication methods were unchecked. After I checked off Basic authentication and set the Default domain, outlook anywhere started working for our remote machines again.

rbichon

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I awarded both of you points because it was a combination of both of your answers that solved my problem.

alncom2

I'll buy a certifocate from a trusted authoriy soon - but in the mean time, I'm just using the servers IP and accepting the certifocate error.

I have tried removing and re-creating the virtual directories (followng instructions from MS site) as follows -

Step 1: Delete and then re-create the Outlook Web Access-related virtual directories
To delete the Outlook Web Access-related virtual directories, follow these steps:
Start the Exchange Management Shell.
Type the following commands. Press ENTER after you type each command.
Note These commands are case-sensitive.
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchange (default web site)"
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "public (default web site)"
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchweb (default web site)"
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "owa (default web site)"
To re-create the Outlook Web Access-related virtual directories, type the following commands at the Exchange Management Shell. Press ENTER after you type each command:
New-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchange" -OwaVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType Mailboxes -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"
New-OwaVirtualDirectory "public" -OwaVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType PublicFolders -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"
New-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchweb" -OwaVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType Exchweb -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"
New-OwaVirtualDirectory -name "owa" -OwaVersion Exchange2007 -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

But, this has a negitige impact as I can no longer oprn OWA from the remote web work place! When I do, the OWA page opens but does not display correctly (loads of red X boxes on the page) so I can't read mail.

WonderlandOffice

To restart the owa virtual directories without reinstalling IIS and Exchange server, read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883380