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How to remove Exchange 2003?

All,

I'm attempting to remove Exchange 2003 from a server via Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs
Within the Microsoft Exchange Installation Wizard, I get to the point where it asks for the appropriate action and I select 'Remove'
Then I get the following Pop-Up Message

The component "Microsoft Exchange Messaging and Collaboration Services" cannot be assigned the action "Remove" because:

-One or more users currently use a mailbox store on this server. These users must be moved to a mailbox store on a different server or be mail disabled before uninstalling this server.

KB Article Here

All the mailboxes are shown as deleted except the 'SMTP' mailbox & 'SystemMailbox' within each Mailbox Store.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

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Admin_Stooge

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There are over 6,000 returns of all the objects but I don't see the listed Exchange Server

Admin_Stooge

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I click on the 'Storage' Tab
Selected the 2nd option to choose 'mailboxes on this server:
found the 3 mailboxes not labeled 'SystemMailbox' and now I get the option to 'Remove' Exchange within the Wizard

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R--R

Check this.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924170