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how to uninstall exchange 2010 from Win 2008 R2

I have installed Exchange 2010 on windows server 2008 R2 64 bit OS for testing purpose, and now i need to uninstall it, i have tried but i can't uninstall, error shown in faild result is:

uninstall cannot continue .'Summary: 1 item(s). 0 succeeded, 1 failed.
Mailbox Role Prerequisites
Failed
Error:
Uninstall cannot continue.
Database 'Mailbox Database 1229298607': This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes or arbitration mailboxes. To get a list of all mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <Database ID>. To get a list of all arbitration mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <Database ID> -Arbitration. Before you can remove this mailbox database, you must disable, move, or remove user mailboxes and move arbitration mailboxes.
Recommended Action: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30939&l=en&v=ExBPA.4&id=4a96fd69-9cec-4a48-9571-5c9e8ab3cfe9

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Can someone give me any solution and exampel to succesfully uninstall exchange 2010 from Win 2008 R2?

Thankfully

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Raghuv

The error message itself has the solution. Go ahead and delete the Mailboxes (Under Mailbox Database 1229298607) you must have created. Once all the mailboxes has been deleted, you will be able to uninstall Exchange 2010.

Mike Thomas

I had this issue on my lab the other week, first remove any mailboxes, if you still have an issue (Which I did) you can forcibly remove exchange 2010 by doing the following

(If this is your only exchange you want removing)

Open adsiedit.msc, open configuration > Services and delete CN=Microsoft Exchange (this removes the entire org)
If you jsut want 1 server gone go down 1 more lever to CN=Servers and remove your server.

Then Use Registry Editor to remove the following Exchange registry keys form the server itself

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DAVEX
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EXIFS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ExIPC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EXOLEDB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IMAP4Svc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeActiveSynchNotify
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeADDXA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeAL
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeDSAccess
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeES
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeFBPublish
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeMGMT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeMTA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeMU
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeOMA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeSA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeSRS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeTransport
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeWEB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\POP3Svc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RESvc

Then delete the exchange install files.

I reinstalled exchange after doing the above btw then broke it and removed it again and it still runs ok after reinstalling.

Akhater

from powershell run

Get-Mailbox -Database 'Mailbox Database 1229298607' | disable-mailbox

Get-Mailbox -Database 'Mailbox Database 1229298607' -Arbitration | disable-mailbox -arbitraion -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed :$true

and try again

Dogana

ASKER

Mr.Akhater-
I tryed this and i get the following...
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The term 'Get-Mailbox' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:12
+ Get-Mailbox <<<< -Database 'Mailbox Database 1229298607' | disable-mailbox
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-Mailbox:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Akhater

you ran the get-mailbox from the exchange management shell ?

Dogana

ASKER

no. how?

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Dogana

ASKER

I've done it. problem was that i didn,t ran from the exchange powershell. i 've run the same command as Akhater wrotte me, and now everything is ok.

thank you all.

Akhater

Glad i was able to help, if you are ok with the solution please close the question

thanks

Dogana

ASKER

i've just done it. thanks again.