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BES CDO.dll question
Hey all...
I noticed the CDO.dll on our BES 5 server is a lower version than Exchange. I was going to copy over the CDO.dll from Exchange, and on BES, unregister the old CDO.dll and register the new.
This is where I need an opinion here...I just found out WHY the CDO's are different between Exchange and BES. I installed a hotfix to Exchange a while back for a Calendar issue (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938650). This hotfix changes the following files:
Cdo.dll 6.5.7653.5 720,896 21-Jun-2007 16:28
Cdoex.dll 6.5.7653.5 3,948,544 21-Jun-2007 22:22
Davex.dll 6.5.7653.5 1,131,520 21-Jun-2007 22:19
Excdo.dll 6.5.7653.5 3,634,688 21-Jun-2007 22:22
Exoledb.dll 6.5.7653.5 2,619,904 21-Jun-2007 07:20
Lsmexhc.dll 6.5.7653.5 125,440 21-Jun-2007 16:30
Madfb.dll 6.5.7653.5 525,312 21-Jun-2007 22:22
Massync.dll 6.5.7653.5 757,248 21-Jun-2007 17:01
Microsoft.exchange.oma.use
Rtdsmcal.dll 6.5.7653.5 34,304 21-Jun-2007 16:50
Would it be best to just install this same patch on the BES or to copy over the CDO.dll? I am unsure as the patch changes a lot of files, not just the CDO.dll....and unlinke Exchange, BES only has the Exchange Management tools. I wasn't sure if it was OK or not. In some ways, it makes sense to just patch it. Opinions? Thanks all.
I noticed the CDO.dll on our BES 5 server is a lower version than Exchange. I was going to copy over the CDO.dll from Exchange, and on BES, unregister the old CDO.dll and register the new.
This is where I need an opinion here...I just found out WHY the CDO's are different between Exchange and BES. I installed a hotfix to Exchange a while back for a Calendar issue (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938650). This hotfix changes the following files:
Cdo.dll 6.5.7653.5 720,896 21-Jun-2007 16:28
Cdoex.dll 6.5.7653.5 3,948,544 21-Jun-2007 22:22
Davex.dll 6.5.7653.5 1,131,520 21-Jun-2007 22:19
Excdo.dll 6.5.7653.5 3,634,688 21-Jun-2007 22:22
Exoledb.dll 6.5.7653.5 2,619,904 21-Jun-2007 07:20
Lsmexhc.dll 6.5.7653.5 125,440 21-Jun-2007 16:30
Madfb.dll 6.5.7653.5 525,312 21-Jun-2007 22:22
Massync.dll 6.5.7653.5 757,248 21-Jun-2007 17:01
Microsoft.exchange.oma.use
Rtdsmcal.dll 6.5.7653.5 34,304 21-Jun-2007 16:50
Would it be best to just install this same patch on the BES or to copy over the CDO.dll? I am unsure as the patch changes a lot of files, not just the CDO.dll....and unlinke Exchange, BES only has the Exchange Management tools. I wasn't sure if it was OK or not. In some ways, it makes sense to just patch it. Opinions? Thanks all.
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OK...good to know. I am doing this in 1 hour so I want to make sure i make the right choice. I tested both on a test box (no BES installed) - copying over and patching - and both change the CDO.dll version OK. So you think I should apply the patch? The MAPI's already match, and this patch does not change the MAPI version. It will make the CDO.dll match, but also changes some other .dll versions, that's why I wasn't sure. Thanks.
I should mention this is an off the cuff patch...a hotfix I had to request from MS when I installed it rather than one you would find on the Windows Update site. Thanks.
I applied the patch and rebooted. No issues so far, and looks good. Thanks.
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