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Use add and remove program to remove exchange servers. That's the right way of removing exchange server. If that doesn't works, Last option is to use adsiedit.
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Use add and remove program to remove exchange servers. That's the right way of removing exchange server. If that doesn't works, Last option is to use adsiedit.

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I'd add to the above, confirm that FSMO roles are migrated from 2003 to the 2008r2 boxes if you've not already done that as well.<br />
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Add/Remove programs should let you un-install Exchange, but I've had to pick a few Exchange servers and their remnants out of AD with adsiedit in the past...not difficult but a bit meticulous.
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I'd add to the above, confirm that FSMO roles are migrated from 2003 to the 2008r2 boxes if you've not already done that as well.

Add/Remove programs should let you un-install Exchange, but I've had to pick a few Exchange servers and their remnants out of AD with adsiedit in the past...not difficult but a bit meticulous.

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Hello.<br />
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I have a 2003 server (AD server)running a half uninstalled version of exchange 2003 and a 2008 server running exchange 2010. &nbsp;This client moved to our hosted exchange a while back and I would like to decommission these 2 servers. &nbsp;There are 2 2008 r2 servers on the network running AD. &nbsp;<br />
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I thought about just dcpromoing down the 2003 server and shutting everything off &nbsp;but that won't clean up AD. <br />
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any thoughts?
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Hello.

I have a 2003 server (AD server)running a half uninstalled version of exchange 2003 and a 2008 server running exchange 2010.  This client moved to our hosted exchange a while back and I would like to decommission these 2 servers.  There are 2 2008 r2 servers on the network running AD.  

I thought about just dcpromoing down the 2003 server and shutting everything off  but that won't clean up AD. 

any thoughts?

exchange 2003 and exchange 2010 removal

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

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).