Hi,I had an old Exchange Server 2010 that's Hard Drive crashed and nothing was recoverable. I got a new hard drive and tried to Install Exchange Server 2013 and it say this:

I have followed every website to try to do a Manuel  Uninstall but no luck still gives my this error?? I tried to remove it in the ADSI:

But this computer doesn't exist anywhere in the Active Directory, I can't seem to find any trace of it. If there is a simple solution to this please let me know ASAP.

Regards,

Zac

Hi,

you are looking into Default  naming context instead of Configuration partition for Services.

Edit ADSI and connect to configuration partition from the drop down, then navigate to CN=Services,.... you will find your exchange server information

Its not supported to remove an Exchange 2010 server using adsiedit. I would stop right there and do no further damage.

Instead, recover the old server using the supported method:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Dd876880(v=exchg.141).aspx

Then , if you decide to remove it, you can run Add/Remove Programs and uninstall gracefully.

Thanks, I'll Look into that. But the whole Hard Drive had no recoverable information on it (Good for the Trash). Even if I follow the steps from the website above (Recover a lost server section) on the new Hard Drive with the exact same install, would it still work.

Regards,

Zac

Thanks, I'll Look into that. But the whole Hard Drive had no recoverable information on it (Good for the Trash). Even if I follow the steps from the website above (Recover a lost server section) on the new Hard Drive with the exact same install, would it still work.

Regards,

Zac

As long as the server objects are in AD, yes.  The recoverserver option was designed for exactly the scenario you have.

I now get an Error when running the "setup /m:RecoverServer", about a HubTransport.

The Old Exchange Server's Hard Drive was running "Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard" and that is what I've installed on the new hard drive with the exact same install I used on the old HD.

Regards,

Zac