XCLN: Reinstalling Exchange Client Deletes Files

ID: Q152684


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client, versions 4.0, 5.0


SYMPTOMS

If you have a dual boot machine, a Microsoft Exchange client for one of the operating systems on drive C:, a Microsoft Exchange client for the other operating system installed on drive D:, and you reinstall the Microsoft Exchange client on drive D;, several files will be deleted from the Microsoft Exchange client directory on drive C:.

This will only occur if both Microsoft Exchange clients were installed using the default directory name. In addition, if you perform a Remove All before the reinstall, no files on drive C: will be affected.


MORE INFORMATION

The files that will be removed from the C:\Exchange directory are Exchng32.exe, Mlshext.dll, and Scanpst.exe.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 4.0 of Microsoft Exchange. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbusage XCLN
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: March 26, 1999
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