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Exchange 2007 Disaster Recovery with RecoverServer switch

I am trying to restore an Exchange 2007 server running on Windows Server 2008 that had a RAID failure.  After using Backup Exec to restore the server from tape, I am getting a blue screen of death on restart.  For this reason I am considering just building a new server and reloading Exchange using the recoverserver switch.

After reading the instructions here, it seems straight foward.
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Exchange-2007-Server-RecoverServer-switch.html

I am fairly confident that I can restore my database files after installing Exchange.  Are there any other gotchas that I should be aware of?  I'm guessing I will have to install another server certificate for OWA but that is all I can think of.  Thank you.
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When trying to run setup.com /m:recover server, I get an error "Exchange 2007 build 8.3.83.6 or later must be used".  I'm trying to run from an SP1 install CD.  Where can I get an SP3 install CD?  Is there a download link somewhere on microsoft.com?
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Tracked down the full Exchange SP3 installation here -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1687160b-634a-43cb-a65a-f355cff0afa6&displaylang=en

Thought this was only the service pack at first but it looks like the full deal.
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The recoverserver switch worked amazingly well and smoothly.