Exchange 2003 installation issue: Exchange Tasks not on users in AD   

All,

I am installing Exchange 2003 on a Windows 2003 AD network. It is a very 
simple network: 1 DC, 2 other member servers. The mail server is running 
windows 2003 as a member server (not DC).

I installed and everything seemed to go fine. I followed the checklist...ran 
forestprep and domainprep. Installed Exchange, and it is there, services 
loaded and apparently ready to go. When I go into my active directory, 
however, there is not 'Exchange Tasks' selection on the users in my admin 
tool. I have no idea why not...I have not seem this before and have 
performed quite a few installations over the years of 2003 and 2000.

Does anyone know if there is a way to make my user profiles have the 
Exchange Tasks menu option? If not...I cannot add e-mail address or even 
make them mail enabled.

Also...I considered uninstalling Exchange 2003 and re-installing, just to 
make sure everything happens as it should. I cannot uninstall because it 
tells me that there are mail-enabled users connected, and that I either have 
to move them or un-mail-enable them. When I look at the IS, there are three 
mailboxes, and none of them are my users, they are the Exchange system 
accounts that I would expect to be there. So...if the option is uninstall 
and reinstall...does anyone know how to uninstall exchange when it is 
telling me that there are users that are mail enabled that I cannot get to 
to move or un-enable?

Thanks in advance for any help provided.

date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:36:16 -0700   author:   Larry Huffman

Re: Exchange 2003 installation issue: Exchange Tasks not on users in AD   

Hi,

Try to start active directory users and computers on the exchange server and 
the exchange tabs will be there.

If you also need to see these on the domain controller you must install the 
exchange management tools on this server.

Leif

"Larry Huffman"  skrev i meddelelsen 
news:4ACBEDE5-49AA-475F-AB50-9FF51657EFD0@microsoft.com...
> All,
>
> I am installing Exchange 2003 on a Windows 2003 AD network. It is a very 
> simple network: 1 DC, 2 other member servers. The mail server is running 
> windows 2003 as a member server (not DC).
>
> I installed and everything seemed to go fine. I followed the 
> checklist...ran forestprep and domainprep. Installed Exchange, and it is 
> there, services loaded and apparently ready to go. When I go into my 
> active directory, however, there is not 'Exchange Tasks' selection on the 
> users in my admin tool. I have no idea why not...I have not seem this 
> before and have performed quite a few installations over the years of 2003 
> and 2000.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a way to make my user profiles have the 
> Exchange Tasks menu option? If not...I cannot add e-mail address or even 
> make them mail enabled.
>
> Also...I considered uninstalling Exchange 2003 and re-installing, just to 
> make sure everything happens as it should. I cannot uninstall because it 
> tells me that there are mail-enabled users connected, and that I either 
> have to move them or un-mail-enable them. When I look at the IS, there are 
> three mailboxes, and none of them are my users, they are the Exchange 
> system accounts that I would expect to be there. So...if the option is 
> uninstall and reinstall...does anyone know how to uninstall exchange when 
> it is telling me that there are users that are mail enabled that I cannot 
> get to to move or un-enable?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help provided.

date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:44:13 +0200   author:   Leif Pedersen [ MVP]

Re: Exchange 2003 installation issue: Exchange Tasks not on users in AD   

Thank you...that was it. I am not sure why I had not gone down that path. I 
remember now (it has been a couple of years since my last 2003 install) that 
I had to do this. Saved me from taking drastic measures when everything was 
as it should be in the first place.

Thanks again!


"Leif Pedersen [ MVP]"  wrote in message 
news:0EDA57DB-EBE3-43C5-8FA2-D0762D8F2248@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Try to start active directory users and computers on the exchange server 
> and the exchange tabs will be there.
>
> If you also need to see these on the domain controller you must install 
> the exchange management tools on this server.
>
> Leif
>
> "Larry Huffman"  skrev i meddelelsen 
> news:4ACBEDE5-49AA-475F-AB50-9FF51657EFD0@microsoft.com...
>> All,
>>
>> I am installing Exchange 2003 on a Windows 2003 AD network. It is a very 
>> simple network: 1 DC, 2 other member servers. The mail server is running 
>> windows 2003 as a member server (not DC).
>>
>> I installed and everything seemed to go fine. I followed the 
>> checklist...ran forestprep and domainprep. Installed Exchange, and it is 
>> there, services loaded and apparently ready to go. When I go into my 
>> active directory, however, there is not 'Exchange Tasks' selection on the 
>> users in my admin tool. I have no idea why not...I have not seem this 
>> before and have performed quite a few installations over the years of 
>> 2003 and 2000.
>>
>> Does anyone know if there is a way to make my user profiles have the 
>> Exchange Tasks menu option? If not...I cannot add e-mail address or even 
>> make them mail enabled.
>>
>> Also...I considered uninstalling Exchange 2003 and re-installing, just to 
>> make sure everything happens as it should. I cannot uninstall because it 
>> tells me that there are mail-enabled users connected, and that I either 
>> have to move them or un-mail-enable them. When I look at the IS, there 
>> are three mailboxes, and none of them are my users, they are the Exchange 
>> system accounts that I would expect to be there. So...if the option is 
>> uninstall and reinstall...does anyone know how to uninstall exchange when 
>> it is telling me that there are users that are mail enabled that I cannot 
>> get to to move or un-enable?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help provided.
>

date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:59:54 -0700   author:   Larry Huffman