Exchange 2010 Prepare Schema failed

I am attempting to install a new Exchange 2010 server at a clients site and it is failing when running the setup.com /prepareschema command.

This is some background on the site. To get to the point of even installing Exchange 2010 took some work. Here is what i had to so so far. The site had 3 Windows 2000 servers, 2 were Domain controllers and one just a member server. One of the DC's was also running Exchange 2000. I upgraded the member server to Windows 2003 R2 SP2 and promoted it to a DC and moved all FSMO roles to it. I then demoted the 2 Windows 2000 DC's to member servers. The next step was to upgrade Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 SP2. All of this work was smooth and had very few if any issues.

The new server is a Windows 2008 R2 x64 install. has been running as a member server for weeks with no issue.

I installed all of the pre-requistes on the 2008 server and run the Setup.com /PrepareLegecyExchangePermissions command with no issue i move to the next step of running Setup.com /PrepareSchema and get the following error.

E:\>setup.com /DomainController:server.serv1.domain.edu /prepareschema

Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unattended Setup

By continuing the installation process, you agree to the license terms of
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. If you don't accept these license terms,
please cancel the installation. To review these license terms, please go to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=150127&clcid=0x409/

Press any key to cancel setup................
No key presses were detected.  Setup will continue.
Preparing Exchange Setup

    Copying Setup Files              ......................... COMPLETED

No server roles will be installed

Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check

    Organization Checks              ......................... COMPLETED

Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server

    Extending Active Directory schema
    Progress                         ......................... FAILED
     The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); install-ExchangeSch
ema -LdapFileName ($roleInstallPath + "Setup\Data\"+$RoleSchemaPrefix + "schema5
.ldf")" was run: "There was an error while running 'ldifde.exe' to import the sc
hema file 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema5.ldf
'. The error code is: 8224. More details can be found in the error file: 'C:\Use
rs\administrator.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Temp\2\ldif.err'".


The Exchange Server setup operation did not complete. Visit http://support.micro
soft.com and enter the Error ID to find more information.

Exchange Server setup encountered an error.

and the folowing 2 event log entries.

Log Name:      Application
Source:        MSExchange Configuration Cmdlet - Management Console
Date:          12/28/2009 7:25:30 PM
Event ID:      4
Task Category: (1)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      fileserver.serv1.domain.edu
Description:
The description for Event ID 4 from source MSExchange Configuration Cmdlet - Management Console cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

3984
51
Install-ExchangeSchema
0
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.TaskException: There was an error while running 'ldifde.exe' to import the schema file 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema5.ldf'. The error code is: 8224. More details can be found in the error file: 'C:\Users\administrator.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Temp\2\ldif.err'
{061b3816-4ecf-4115-b9f8-91ff537864ff}

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="MSExchange Configuration Cmdlet - Management Console" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">4</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>1</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-12-29T00:25:30.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>1585</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>fileserver.serv1.domain.edu</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>3984</Data>
    <Data>51</Data>
    <Data>Install-ExchangeSchema</Data>
    <Data>0</Data>
    <Data>Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.TaskException: There was an error while running 'ldifde.exe' to import the schema file 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema5.ldf'. The error code is: 8224. More details can be found in the error file: 'C:\Users\administrator.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Temp\2\ldif.err'</Data>
    <Data>{061b3816-4ecf-4115-b9f8-91ff537864ff}</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>


Log Name:      Application
Source:        MSExchange Configuration Cmdlet - Management Console
Date:          12/28/2009 7:25:30 PM
Event ID:      4
Task Category: (1)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      fileserver.serv1.domain.edu
Description:
The description for Event ID 4 from source MSExchange Configuration Cmdlet - Management Console cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

3984
11
Install-ExchangeOrganization
0
Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.ScriptExecutionException: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); install-ExchangeSchema -LdapFileName ($roleInstallPath + "Setup\Data\"+$RoleSchemaPrefix + "schema5.ldf")" was run: "There was an error while running 'ldifde.exe' to import the schema file 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema5.ldf'. The error code is: 8224. More details can be found in the error file: 'C:\Users\administrator.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Temp\2\ldif.err'". ---> Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.TaskException: There was an error while running 'ldifde.exe' to import the schema file 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema5.ldf'. The error code is: 8224. More details can be found in the error file: 'C:\Users\administrator.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Temp\2\ldif.err'
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
{c4bfca46-da61-45d9-a6ae-c1e2422a39ab}

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="MSExchange Configuration Cmdlet - Management Console" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">4</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>1</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-12-29T00:25:30.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>1586</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>fileserver.serv1.domain.edu</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>3984</Data>
    <Data>11</Data>
    <Data>Install-ExchangeOrganization</Data>
    <Data>0</Data>
    <Data>Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Deployment.ScriptExecutionException: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); install-ExchangeSchema -LdapFileName ($roleInstallPath + "Setup\Data\"+$RoleSchemaPrefix + "schema5.ldf")" was run: "There was an error while running 'ldifde.exe' to import the schema file 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema5.ldf'. The error code is: 8224. More details can be found in the error file: 'C:\Users\administrator.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Temp\2\ldif.err'". ---&gt; Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.TaskException: There was an error while running 'ldifde.exe' to import the schema file 'C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\Setup\Data\PostExchange2003_schema5.ldf'. The error code is: 8224. More details can be found in the error file: 'C:\Users\administrator.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Temp\2\ldif.err'
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---</Data>
    <Data>{c4bfca46-da61-45d9-a6ae-c1e2422a39ab}</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Much thanks to anyone who can help me with this.