Yes..sometimes when I run into issues I will reinstall the sp just to rule out that variable.
Fred Valdez Network Administrator -----Original Message----- From: Michael Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:23 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k No I didn't, it didn't ask for my CD for W2K so I didn't bother. Should I? Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Valdez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:43 PM Subject: RE: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > Did you re-install the service pack (sp4) > > > Fred Valdez > Network Administrator > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:38 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > > > I've tried that, it comes up that the page cannot be desplayed. I have > IIS running and it does webpages fine, but not this. Boy am I > frustrated. It would be nice if it worked perfect the first time and > then you got to play with errors. But when you don't know what to > expect or do for your first time, it get annoying when you can't make > it go vroom. > > Michael > > The page cannot be displayed > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fred Valdez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:50 PM > Subject: RE: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > > > > If you installed owa at the same time as the exchange server then it > should > > already be up by default...from another machine on the LAN (or local > > machine), open a browser and point to > > http://exchangeservermachinenameorIP/exchange , if the owa window > > opens > try > > to logon and access a mailbox. > > > > > > Fred Valdez > > Network Administrator > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:23 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > > > > > > Point taken. What I'm trying to do is experimental. I don't have the > > funds for another machine to toy with at the present. So this is > > what I have: > > > > Machine on net with IP. > > DNS on machine that is authoritative. > > mx pointer pointing to machine name. > > Exchange 5.5 installed > > W2K sp2 installed > > Ex5.5 sp 3 (I think) installed > > > > It's also a webserver for the experimentation also. I know, a lot of > > services on one machine, but again, it's for testing and learning. > > > > I'll go and reinstall the IIS and uncheck teh SMTP when I get home. > > Where > is > > the best ONLINE source for what to do next. I've installed 5.5 but > > how do > I > > really use it, such as getting OWA to work, having a user connect > > from outside, etc. Thanks. > > > > Always learning > > > > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Benjamin Winzenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:46 PM > > Subject: RE: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > > > > > > > You are really better off running OWA on a different box than > > > Exchange. That's really what it was designed for. Second, if you > > > uninstall the SMTP Service from IIS, it will NOT shut down the > > > Exchange services. They are completely separate. But you do need > > > to actually uninstall it, not just shut it down. Re-install IIS, > > > and choose to add/remove components, then just remove the SMTP > > > Service. > > > > > > Ben Winzenz, MCSE > > > Network/Systems Administrator > > > Peregrine Systems > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 3:46 PM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: Re: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > > > > > > I've installed my first 5.5 on W2k. Can't seem to get the hang of > > > what to > > do > > > next. OWA comes up with a permission error connecting to the > > > /exchange > > site. > > > When you say shut down the smtp service, is that after or before > > > the install. If I shut it down now, will that be shutting down the > > > exchanges service? > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Martin Blackstone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:33 AM > > > Subject: RE: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > > > > > > > > > > Exch 55 on W2K is better than NT4 any day of the week. BTW, > > > > Uninstall the SMTP service! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Allan Muchmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:15 AM > > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > Subject: Success (or failure) running Exch 5.5. on W2k > > > > > > > > > > > > I just inherited an installation of Exchange 5.5. on W2k, with > > > > about 50 users. It was configured poorly (e.g. the installer > > > > didn't bother > > > disabling > > > > IIS's SMTP services!). > > > > > > > > Before I take the time to fix it up, just wanted to take a poll > > > > of > > whether > > > > people were satisfied with Exch 5.5 on W2k servers. Whether > > > > that setup > > > has > > > > worked well for people, or caused particular problems, focusing > > > > on stability. I saw a couple of ringing endorsements in this > > > > forum about > > two > > > > weeks ago. Any offsetting sob stories I should know about? > > > > > > > > If it doesn't work well we could upgrade to Exchange 2000. But > > > > for this firm wouldn't particularly care about the > > > > advantages--unless it's more stable. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
