How to Restore a Deleted User in Windows 2003 SBS AD

Well giving the new user the same name as the old one has no sense in it.
You can simply create a whole new user and then manually rename old folders to match new user.
Don't forget to search the registry for entries with old user name and rename them accordingly.
That is a lot of manual work but I think if done carefully could do the trick.

I have read somewhere that you can use a tool called ADrestore.net (gui) version to restore the AD user is this an option

Adam

I have also seem a post about use ldp.exe to show deleted users in AD

Can i use Ex-merge to get the Data from Exchange and then just make a whole new user and then upload the PST file to new user

Adam

So ex-Merge will pickup the Mailbox in Exchange without a AD user Attatched

You can simply copy the pst file to it's location under the new user ,that will do the trick.

Yes but getting the Data out of the Exchange Database

I havent got the PST yet

Adam

Ok, I see
Use any tool of your choice to export data to a pst  file from Exchange.
or look at this page:
http://www.codetwo.com/admins-blog/exchange-mailbox-backup-pst-pros-cons/

If i undelete user with some of tools found will that just re-attach to mailbox do you think

Anyone else used these tools

Adam'

Hi I have installed and setup exmerge on the server and it is not picking up the mailbox of the user i deleted, sees the rest of the mail but not that one, i can see the mailbox in Exchange manager but not in the exmerge

is this because no user attached ?

help...

Thanks Adam

Under the mailbox reconnect and purge are greyed out would reconnect become available if user back ?

End up using this Util to restore Deleted user and all back up and working fine now

Re-Attached Mailbox after User Restored all working

http://exchangekb.com/tag/adrestore-net/

Thanks to everyone

Adam