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Restore information store after server crashed

We have a server that crashed, however, we only lost the OS partition (C: Drive)

When we installed Exchange we installed the info on the D: drive which is all in tact. We are currently in the process of reinstalling the OS and recreating AD.  Is it possible to mount the old store from the old files?  If so, how can it be done?
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Hi,

You should be able to recover by re-installing Exchange using the disaster recovery switch. This article should you help. I am guessing you are using Exchange 2003.

Recovering a Failed Exchange 2003 Member Server Using the Disaster Recovery Switch
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Failed-Exchange-2003-Member-Server-Using-Disaster-Recovery-Switch.html
same procedure you can use reinstalling OS

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124429%28EXCHG.65%29.aspx
Moving Exchange Mailbox Databases Between Storage Groups in Exchange Server 2003
Moving mailboxes in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=821829

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822892
How to move Exchange databases and logs in Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=821915
you can mount the mailbox store into the recovery store and then move the data over to the new mailboxstore that will get made once it is installed.

I don't think you can just remount the old mailbox store or if it is a good idea because your remaking the whole server again so there may be a few different settings somewhere.
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