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Installing Exchange 2000

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Installing Exchange 2000

This guide covers a clean installation of Exchange 2000 Server on a Windows 2000 member server in an existing Active Directory domain.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 2000 Server with SP3 or later
  • Active Directory domain functional
  • IIS with SMTP and NNTP services installed
  • Schema Admin and Enterprise Admin group membership
  • Exchange 2000 SP3 CD or downloaded installation files

Step 1: Prepare Active Directory

Exchange 2000 extends the AD schema with over 1,000 new attributes. Run ForestPrep first:

REM Run from the Exchange CD
D:\setup\i386\setup.exe /ForestPrep

REM Then prepare the domain
D:\setup\i386\setup.exe /DomainPrep

ForestPrep must be run by a Schema Admin. It modifies the schema and creates the Exchange organization object. DomainPrep creates security groups and permissions in each domain that will host Exchange servers.

Step 2: Run Setup

  1. Log in as a user with local Administrator rights and Exchange Full Administrator permissions.
  2. Run setup.exe from the Exchange CD.
  3. Select Exchange Server and choose the components to install (Messaging and Collaboration, Exchange System Management Tools).
  4. Select or create an Administrative Group and Routing Group.
  5. Setup installs Exchange services, configures IIS virtual directories, and creates the first mailbox store.
  6. Restart the server after setup completes.

Step 3: Post-Installation

  • Install Exchange 2000 SP3 immediately
  • Configure Recipient Update Service (RUS) to stamp email addresses on AD accounts
  • Test OWA at https://servername/exchange/
  • Create a test mailbox and send a message
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