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Unable to delete or mount public folder on Microsoft Exchange 2003
Hello,
I have migrated from Exchange 2003 (Windows 2003 R2) to Exchange 2010 (Windows 2008 R2). I am now in the process of steps required to uninstall Exchange 2003 from the server we migrated from.
One of the steps requires for me to delete the public folder database. Note please that I had to work with Microsoft support to address some issues with public folder links and we had to use ADSIEDIT to manually ensure that client workstations were connecting to the correct public folder, and Microsoft also removed any links to the old server's public folder. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the issue I am experiencing at this time.
The issue I am experiencing is as follows:
1.I attempt to delete the public folder that I know is no longer in use. I am prompted with this error:
2.When I try to mount the database, I receive:
3.I have tried to remove the public folder database and stm file to create a fresh store that can be removed. However this has not worked either.
Any assistance you can furnish would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Rudy
Image-1---Deleting-Database.jpg
Image-2----Mounting-Public-datab.jpg
I have migrated from Exchange 2003 (Windows 2003 R2) to Exchange 2010 (Windows 2008 R2). I am now in the process of steps required to uninstall Exchange 2003 from the server we migrated from.
One of the steps requires for me to delete the public folder database. Note please that I had to work with Microsoft support to address some issues with public folder links and we had to use ADSIEDIT to manually ensure that client workstations were connecting to the correct public folder, and Microsoft also removed any links to the old server's public folder. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the issue I am experiencing at this time.
The issue I am experiencing is as follows:
1.I attempt to delete the public folder that I know is no longer in use. I am prompted with this error:
2.When I try to mount the database, I receive:
3.I have tried to remove the public folder database and stm file to create a fresh store that can be removed. However this has not worked either.
Any assistance you can furnish would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Rudy
Image-1---Deleting-Database.jpg
Image-2----Mounting-Public-datab.jpg
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When Microsoft was troubleshooting with you. Did they move the database files, or, the database location in ADSIEDIT?
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Thank you very much for you help folks. ADSIEDIT to remove the old database did the trick. Very much appreciated!!
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Event Log shows the following:
Error initializing session for virtual machine DMIG-MAIN. The error number is 0x8004011d. Make sure Microsoft Exchange Store is running.
Error 0x80004005 starting database "First Storage Group\190bd8b1-b2b7-4489-b
I restarted all services and ensured they started up normally.
Some services that were already disabled are still not started:
Microsoft Exchange IMAP4
Microsoft Exchange Site Replication Service (we have 1 site)
Microsoft Exchange POP3
Yes, the System Attendant account is still on 2003.
Thanks