Try reapplying W2K SP1 or better.. Applying SP3. On 3/20/03 8:35, "Robyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear fellow IT professionals, > > I am having problems with Exchange 2000 configuration, and I wonder if > anyone can help??. > > Let me set the scene for you all. > > I have two windows 2000 advanced servers in an domain which have been > dcpromo-ed. One of my servers is the Global Catalog > for the domain whilst my other server is a domain controller which has > been ticked in the NTDS settings as a Global Catalog > server. It is this server that is the Exchange 2000 server. The domain > is currently running in mixed mode. > I have been following the Microsoft white paper on how to install exchange > 2000, and thus both my Windows 2000 servers have > Service pack 1 installed. > > I install exchange by firstly running the Forestprep switch, all goes well > with no reported errors. Once replication has > taken place, I then run the domainprep switch. Once replication has taken > place, I then install Exchange 2000. All seems > to go ok and once installed I can conect to the exchange server via an > outlook client, and send emails internally and > add stuff to the public folders. > > The problems start to happen when I try and install a service pack for > Exchange (the problem happens for both Exchange SP1 > SP2 and SP3) > > The Problem:- > > When I run the update for the exchange service packs, I get the following > message:- > > 'Prerequisites for Microsoft Exchange Messaging and Collaboration Services > failed: The component "Microsoft Exchange > Messaging and Collaboration Services" cannot be assigned the action > "Update" because: > - The Active Directory schema is not up-to-date. You must run setup with > the "/ForestPrep" switch. > If you have already done this with the current version of Setup, then you > must wait for replication to complete. > Consult your documentation for details. > - The local domain configuration is not up-to-date. You must run setup > with the "/DomainPrep" switch within this domain. > If you have already done this with the current version of Setup, then you > must wait for replication to complete. > Consult your documentation for details. > > > > Any ideas??? > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
