Is it possible to install the Exchange 2000 ESm snap-in on a Windows XP Pro
machine for remote administration?
I have tried running the Exchange 2000 setup on my XP Pro Machine and it
states the Exchange Management tools cannot be installed because the Windows
2000 Administration tolls are not installed. I attempted to install the
ADMINPAK.MSI from my Windows 2000 Server disc. The ADMINPAK installs fine,
but when I attempt to add any of the snapins to my MMC, I get nothing but
errors.
So, I uninstalled the Windows 2000 Administration Tools, downloaded and
installed the Windows Server 2003 Administration tools from Microsoft ( as it
stated it was also for Windows 2000 Server) and all my snapins work
fine...(ADUC, IIS etc). I can now manage my Windows 2000 servers from my
member XP Pro machine.
So I went back and re-tried to install the Exchange Management Tools from my
Exchange CD to no avail; still comes up I need to install the Windows 2000
Administration tools.
Any help would be greatly appreciated....