XADM: Rebuilding Exchange Server From SP3 Backup

Last reviewed: January 29, 1998
Article ID: Q161436

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0

To rebuild Microsoft Exchange Server with Service Pack 3, perform the following steps:

Install Exchange Server with Service Pack 2 by running setup. No flag, such as "/r" for recovery, is necessary. In fact, this flag may cause errors later when restoring from the backup.
Select "Create a new site" and enter the same Organization and Site names as the backup.
Apply Exchange Service Pack 3 updates. Again, no flag is necessary.
Restore from the backup.
Stop the Information Store and MTA services.
Run ISINTEG -patch.
Start the Information Store and MTA services.

Exchange Server with Service Pack 3 should be completely rebuilt and begin functioning.

Keywords          : XADM
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: January 29, 1998
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