I'd guess that the local uninstall requirements cannot be met for some reason. Typically, from what I have seen, is that some files are missing - or perhaps damaged.
-- Espi On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Maglinger, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > I been looking for an answer to this but haven't found it yet. > > Why is it necessary to have the original Exchange 2003 installation CD to > uninstall it? The nearest thing I've found is that it is need to uninstall > "cleanly". > > Ok, but why did they make that a requirement? Not that I need it, I found > our copy in our archives after trying the SP2, and then the SP1 CDs. Now > I'm just wanting to satisfy my curiousity. Anyone know? > > -Paul > > > >
