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You CANNNOT do this without breaking exchange.<br />
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You shouldn't promote or demote a server with exchange installed on it.
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You CANNNOT do this without breaking exchange.

You shouldn't promote or demote a server with exchange installed on it.

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@Rajith &gt;&nbsp;thanks for confirming my post.
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@Rajith > thanks for confirming my post.

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Please open this link and search for (dcpromo) <br />
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997407(EXCHG.80).aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997407(EXCHG.80).aspx</a>
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Please open this link and search for (dcpromo)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997407(EXCHG.80).aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997407(EXCHG.80).aspx]

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Hi,<br />
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I have windows 2003 R2 x64 Sp2 (member server) with exchange 2007 (Version 8.1 build 240.6) installed, and i need to promote this server as Domain controller.<br />
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Can you help me with the steps to follow or what to be aware before dcpromo.<br />
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Thanks.
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Hi,

I have windows 2003 R2 x64 Sp2 (member server) with exchange 2007 (Version 8.1 build 240.6) installed, and i need to promote this server as Domain controller.

Can you help me with the steps to follow or what to be aware before dcpromo.

Thanks.

Can i promote w2003 member sever with exchange 2007 to domain controller

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Microsoft server applications are those applications developed specifically, but not necessarily exclusively, on the Windows Server platform. In addition to well-known products like SQL Server, Exchange, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Dynamics, Forefront, Lync and Sharepoint, they include applications like Skype, BizTalk, Hyper-V, Groove and Commerce Server. Server applications are managed with the Microsoft System Center.