XADM: Installing Exchange Server 5.5 from a Select CD onto a Windows 2000 Computer

ID: Q245785

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to install Exchange Server 5.5 from a Select CD onto a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000, you may receive the following error message:

Setup has detected that you are not running a set of Windows NT related fixes required for clustering to work with Microsoft Exchange Server. Please see the 'Clustering with Exchange Server Document' for further instructions.

Microsoft Exchange Server Setup ID no: c1037996

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue:

Make a local copy of the Setup folder.

Rename the Srvmax.exe file or the Srvmin.exe file to Setup.exe.

The following information tells why this has to be done:

There is a fix in Windows 2000 that recognizes Exchange Server setup specifically and makes some special versioning allowances. Changing the file name gives Windows 2000 the ability to determine what is being installed and to allow for installation.

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc55
Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb