Warning message when uninstalling old Exchange03 Server

Hi All,

I have an old Exchange03 server that is being decommissioned. We will then
be left with our current clustered 03 servers. All of the uninstall
pre-requisites are fine and I have moved on to the next stage of uninstall.
When it gets to the removal stage of "Microsoft Exchange Messaging and
Collaboration Services" I get the following warning:
"All the webs store platform based applications will be inoperable after the
uninstall. Select OK to continue or CANCEL to exit setup at this time".

I cant find anything on the web with this specific error / warning message.

Any ideas? I really need to get cracking with this uninstallation but dont
want to hastily press OK! I am pretty sure all functions are now running on
the clustered server so it shouldnt be this?

Thanks in advance!

Ed
Mon Jun 30 16:53:52 CDT 2008

You should read the planning and installation documents for Exchange Server
2003. There are some things a clustered Exchange server cannot do, and I'm
sure you'll find some of those things to be important.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"

"M_Hood" <MHood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A8747CE6-1F42-4CEB-96C0-85CC5C537CD4@microsoft.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I have an old Exchange03 server that is being decommissioned. We will then
> be left with our current clustered 03 servers. All of the uninstall
> pre-requisites are fine and I have moved on to the next stage of
> uninstall.
> When it gets to the removal stage of "Microsoft Exchange Messaging and
> Collaboration Services" I get the following warning:
> "All the webs store platform based applications will be inoperable after
> the
> uninstall. Select OK to continue or CANCEL to exit setup at this time".
>
> I cant find anything on the web with this specific error / warning
> message.
>
> Any ideas? I really need to get cracking with this uninstallation but dont
> want to hastily press OK! I am pretty sure all functions are now running
> on
> the clustered server so it shouldnt be this?
>
> Thanks in advance!

MHood
Mon Jun 30 17:02:01 CDT 2008

Thanks - any chance you could be a bit more specific to save me a lot of time!
We are currently running from the cluster and have been doing so for many
months now. We use OWA (I know we require a front end server to enable Forms
based auth.) but not really anything else. The old server has been switched
off for several weeks now and we have not noticed any issues.

I am having problems with that specific error / warning so would be grateful
if anyone could address that?

Thanks again

"Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:

> You should read the planning and installation documents for Exchange Server
> 2003. There are some things a clustered Exchange server cannot do, and I'm
> sure you'll find some of those things to be important.
> --
> Ed Crowley
> MVP - Exchange
> "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
>
> "M_Hood" <MHood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A8747CE6-1F42-4CEB-96C0-85CC5C537CD4@microsoft.com...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have an old Exchange03 server that is being decommissioned. We will then
> > be left with our current clustered 03 servers. All of the uninstall
> > pre-requisites are fine and I have moved on to the next stage of
> > uninstall.
> > When it gets to the removal stage of "Microsoft Exchange Messaging and
> > Collaboration Services" I get the following warning:
> > "All the webs store platform based applications will be inoperable after
> > the
> > uninstall. Select OK to continue or CANCEL to exit setup at this time".
> >
> > I cant find anything on the web with this specific error / warning
> > message.
> >
> > Any ideas? I really need to get cracking with this uninstallation but dont
> > want to hastily press OK! I am pretty sure all functions are now running
> > on
> > the clustered server so it shouldnt be this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
>
>
>

MHood
Wed Jul 09 10:42:02 CDT 2008

Anyone got anything they can add - please!

"M_Hood" wrote:

> Thanks - any chance you could be a bit more specific to save me a lot of time!
> We are currently running from the cluster and have been doing so for many
> months now. We use OWA (I know we require a front end server to enable Forms
> based auth.) but not really anything else. The old server has been switched
> off for several weeks now and we have not noticed any issues.
>
> I am having problems with that specific error / warning so would be grateful
> if anyone could address that?
>
> Thanks again
>
> "Ed Crowley [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > You should read the planning and installation documents for Exchange Server
> > 2003. There are some things a clustered Exchange server cannot do, and I'm
> > sure you'll find some of those things to be important.
> > --
> > Ed Crowley
> > MVP - Exchange
> > "Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
> >
> > "M_Hood" <MHood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A8747CE6-1F42-4CEB-96C0-85CC5C537CD4@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I have an old Exchange03 server that is being decommissioned. We will then
> > > be left with our current clustered 03 servers. All of the uninstall
> > > pre-requisites are fine and I have moved on to the next stage of
> > > uninstall.
> > > When it gets to the removal stage of "Microsoft Exchange Messaging and
> > > Collaboration Services" I get the following warning:
> > > "All the webs store platform based applications will be inoperable after
> > > the
> > > uninstall. Select OK to continue or CANCEL to exit setup at this time".
> > >
> > > I cant find anything on the web with this specific error / warning
> > > message.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? I really need to get cracking with this uninstallation but dont
> > > want to hastily press OK! I am pretty sure all functions are now running
> > > on
> > > the clustered server so it shouldnt be this?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> >
> >
> >