Exchange 2003 install issue...

Hi,

we have a client whom has an Exhange 2000 single server install, which
once upon a time was upgraded from 5.5. we have slotted in a new
server for them which is Windows 2003 and added it to the domain and
did the forestprep and domain prep all succesfully. when we try and
install it onto this new server it is asking for the '5.5 installation
sevice account password' both the username and domain is blank, i dont
think anytone knows what the password is as it was years agi before we
took over! why is it asking for it if it is now a exchange server 2000
box running in native mode? any help would be gratefull as we are
stuck at the moment!

Thanks, Ramsey

Ed
Wed May 23 03:11:00 CDT 2007

Is your Exchange 2000 organization in native mode? If not, and if you have
no Exchange 5.5 servers any more, try changing that.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"

<ramsey.khair@minervia.com> wrote in message
news:1179753565.212890.155260@u36g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> we have a client whom has an Exhange 2000 single server install, which
> once upon a time was upgraded from 5.5. we have slotted in a new
> server for them which is Windows 2003 and added it to the domain and
> did the forestprep and domain prep all succesfully. when we try and
> install it onto this new server it is asking for the '5.5 installation
> sevice account password' both the username and domain is blank, i dont
> think anytone knows what the password is as it was years agi before we
> took over! why is it asking for it if it is now a exchange server 2000
> box running in native mode? any help would be gratefull as we are
> stuck at the moment!
>
> Thanks, Ramsey
>