Upgrading Exchange 2003 to 2007 on same server

Hi,

I have an Exchange 2003 Server with just one mailbox running on it and would
like to install 2007 on the same server. I'd like to somehow backup my
existing mailbox completely re-install the Windows OS and then AD and
Exchange 2007 and then restore the mailbox. Can anyone recommend some freely
available backup software to do this or any articles that may be related to
this process?

Many thanks- Jamie.

Leif
Sun Feb 04 13:52:51 CST 2007

Hi,

With only one mailbox I would use Outlook to export everything to a pst
file.

Leif

"Jamie Davis" <jdavis80@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OFFnvTJSHHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have an Exchange 2003 Server with just one mailbox running on it and
> would like to install 2007 on the same server. I'd like to somehow backup
> my existing mailbox completely re-install the Windows OS and then AD and
> Exchange 2007 and then restore the mailbox. Can anyone recommend some
> freely available backup software to do this or any articles that may be
> related to this process?
>
> Many thanks- Jamie.
>

Andy
Sun Feb 04 13:58:48 CST 2007

On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:44:56 -0000, "Jamie Davis"
<jdavis80@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have an Exchange 2003 Server with just one mailbox running on it and would
>like to install 2007 on the same server. I'd like to somehow backup my
>existing mailbox completely re-install the Windows OS and then AD and
>Exchange 2007 and then restore the mailbox. Can anyone recommend some freely
>available backup software to do this or any articles that may be related to
>this process?
>
>Many thanks- Jamie.
>


One Mailbox? Just copy it to a pst via Outlook or exmerge.

Hank
Mon Feb 05 03:47:19 CST 2007

As the others said, with one mailbox, not sure if it would be worth it.
In general, the best approach, if possible is to build clean vs. upgrade...

Also, IIRC, you couldn't do it anyway. I believe that Exchange 2007
*requires* a 64-bit OS while Exchange 2003 will not *run* on a 64 bit OS....

Jamie Davis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an Exchange 2003 Server with just one mailbox running on it and would
> like to install 2007 on the same server. I'd like to somehow backup my
> existing mailbox completely re-install the Windows OS and then AD and
> Exchange 2007 and then restore the mailbox. Can anyone recommend some freely
> available backup software to do this or any articles that may be related to
> this process?
>
> Many thanks- Jamie.
>
>