I have a dead exch 2000 member server. all data is safe and replicated. i can follow http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931 up to a point BUT -my dead server is listed as Recipient Update service (Enterprise COnfiguration) - no way to remove it - I cannot power on old server to remove programs i need this cleaned to upgrade to 2007

In ESM, in the properties of the Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration), change the Exchange server to one that's still live.Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

that option is not available. i do not see how to post screen shots my only options on both are: Update Now and Rebuild there is no promotion/demotion option and you cannot remove the Enterprise Configuration AND once this is removed since i canot remove exchange from the dead member server (per KB) do I just delete the server from the administrative groups

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260378 How to manually remove an Exchange 2000 installation http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273478/ How to completely remove Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 from Active Directory If you are moving to Exchange 2007, and this is truly the last server, follow: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb288905(EXCHG.80).aspx How to Remove the Last Legacy Exchange Server from an Organization You will not be able to delete the Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration) by using Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 System Manager. Perform the following steps to delete the Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration) by using ADSI Edit (AdsiEdit.msc): Open ADSI Edit, expand Configuration, expand CN=Configuration,CN=<domain>, expand CN=Services, expand CN=Microsoft Exchange, expand CN=<Exchange organization name>, expand CN=Address Lists Container, and then select CN=Recipient Update Services. In the result pane, right-click Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration), click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion. If this is not the last server, do not break anything. First remove the Exchange 2000 server manually ( Or reinstall with the /disasterrecovery switch), then take care of the rest of the 2003 servers and carefully follow the KB article for removing legacy servers.

I cannot TURN ON the dead server to manually remove Removing Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration) via ADSI edit worked OK (I have yet to reboot) How do i remove the rest of the dead server since i cannot boot the old Admin Groups>Org Name>Servers> Old Server Listed Admin Groups>Org Name>Routing Groups>Members> Old Server Listed my goal is to have this cleaned up for a exch 2007 install

See the previous links on how to remove a 2000 or 2003 Exchange Server manually. What about your public folders? What happened to those?