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....

RE: Installing Exchange 2000 ESM on XP Pro by Intech

Intech
Thu Aug 17 16:17:02 CDT 2006

Found the answer:

1) Copy ENTIRE I386 folder from Windows Server 2000 CD & install Windows
2000 ADMINPAK.MSI on Win Pro machine. If prompted operating system in
incompatible, click continue.

2) Install Exchange 2000 Admin tools from Exchange 2000 CD.

3) Install Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools (available for download
on Technet)

I have tested and retested this approach and it works flawlessly and no
errors were recorded in Event Viewer

"Intech" wrote:

> 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....