The AD configuration for virtual directory 'PowerShell' already exists in 'CN=PowerShell (Default Web Site)

Trying to update a new CU6 installation to CU7 and I can't get past this error.  Please help.

Exchange Server component Mailbox role: Transport service failed.

Error: Error:

The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();

          $feVdirName = "PowerShell (Default Web Site)";

          $beVdirName = "PowerShell (Exchange Back End)";

          $vdirName = "PowerShell";

          $InternalPowerShellUrl="http://" + $RoleFqdnOrName + "/powershell";

          get-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories -server $RoleFqdnOrName -DomainController $RoleDomainController | where { $_.Name -eq $beVdirName -or $_.Name -eq $feVdirName } | remove-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -DomainController $RoleDomainController;

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$true -RequireSSL:$true -WebSiteName "Exchange Back End" -Path ($RoleInstallPath + "ClientAccess\PowerShell-Proxy");

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -InternalUrl $InternalPowerShellUrl -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$false -RequireSSL:$false -WebSiteName "Default Web Site" -AppPoolId "MSExchangePowerShellFrontEndAppPool";

        " was run: "System.ArgumentException: The virtual directory 'PowerShell' already exists under 'NSCCEx13.administration.nashvilletech.int/Exchange Back End'.

Parameter name: VirtualDirectoryName

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target, Boolean reThrow, String helpUrl)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.NewExchangeVirtualDirectory`1.InternalValidate()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".

Error:

The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();

          $feVdirName = "PowerShell (Default Web Site)";

          $beVdirName = "PowerShell (Exchange Back End)";

          $vdirName = "PowerShell";

          $InternalPowerShellUrl="http://" + $RoleFqdnOrName + "/powershell";

          get-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories -server $RoleFqdnOrName -DomainController $RoleDomainController | where { $_.Name -eq $beVdirName -or $_.Name -eq $feVdirName } | remove-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -DomainController $RoleDomainController;

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$true -RequireSSL:$true -WebSiteName "Exchange Back End" -Path ($RoleInstallPath + "ClientAccess\PowerShell-Proxy");

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -InternalUrl $InternalPowerShellUrl -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$false -RequireSSL:$false -WebSiteName "Default Web Site" -AppPoolId "MSExchangePowerShellFrontEndAppPool";

        " was run: "System.ArgumentException: The virtual directory 'PowerShell' already exists under 'NSCCEx13.administration.nashvilletech.int/Default Web Site'.

Parameter name: VirtualDirectoryName

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target, Boolean reThrow, String helpUrl)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.NewExchangeVirtualDirectory`1.InternalValidate()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".
February 6th, 2015 4:03pm
Some progress....followed instructions to remove Powershell with ADSIEdit.... now I get this error.

Exchange Server component Mailbox role: Transport service failed.

Error: Error:

The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();

          $feVdirName = "PowerShell (Default Web Site)";

          $beVdirName = "PowerShell (Exchange Back End)";

          $vdirName = "PowerShell";

          $InternalPowerShellUrl="http://" + $RoleFqdnOrName + "/powershell";

          get-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories -server $RoleFqdnOrName -DomainController $RoleDomainController | where { $_.Name -eq $beVdirName -or $_.Name -eq $feVdirName } | remove-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -DomainController $RoleDomainController;

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$true -RequireSSL:$true -WebSiteName "Exchange Back End" -Path ($RoleInstallPath + "ClientAccess\PowerShell-Proxy");

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -InternalUrl $InternalPowerShellUrl -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$false -RequireSSL:$false -WebSiteName "Default Web Site" -AppPoolId "MSExchangePowerShellFrontEndAppPool";

        " was run: "System.InvalidOperationException: An error occurred while creating the IIS virtual directory 'IIS://NSCCEx13.administration.nashvilletech.int/W3SVC/2/ROOT/PowerShell' on 'NSCCEX13'. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800700B7)

   at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IAdsContainer.Create(String className, String relativeName)

   at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Add(String name, String schemaClassName)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Metabase.IisUtility.CreateWebDirObject(String parent, String path, String vdirName)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Metabase.CreateVirtualDirectory.Execute()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.NewExchangeVirtualDirectory`1.CreateToMetabase()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.NewExchangeVirtualDirectory`1.InternalProcessRecord()

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target, Boolean reThrow, String helpUrl)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.NewExchangeVirtualDirectory`1.InternalProcessRecord()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".
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February 6th, 2015 4:44pm

Still at this error while installing CU7 on 2013 in coexistence with 2007.

Any help, please?

Error:

The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();

          $feVdirName = "PowerShell (Default Web Site)";

$beVdirName = "PowerShell (Exchange Back End)";

          $vdirName = "PowerShell";

          $InternalPowerShellUrl="http://" + $RoleFqdnOrName + "/powershell";

          get-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories -server $RoleFqdnOrName -DomainController $RoleDomainController | where { $_.Name -eq $beVdirName -or $_.Name -eq $feVdirName } | remove-PowerShellVirtualDirectory -DomainController $RoleDomainController;

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$true -RequireSSL:$true -WebSiteName "Exchange Back End" -Path ($RoleInstallPath + "ClientAccess\PowerShell-Proxy");

          new-PowerShellVirtualDirectory $vdirName -Role Mailbox -InternalUrl $InternalPowerShellUrl -DomainController $RoleDomainController -BasicAuthentication:$false -WindowsAuthentication:$false -RequireSSL:$false -WebSiteName "Default Web Site" -AppPoolId "MSExchangePowerShellFrontEndAppPool";

        " was run: "System.ArgumentException: The virtual directory 'PowerShell' already exists under 'NSCCEx13.administration.nashvilletech.int/Exchange Back End'.

Parameter name: VirtualDirectoryName

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.ThrowError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory errorCategory, Object target, String helpUrl)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.WriteError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory category, Object target)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.NewExchangeVirtualDirectory`1.InternalValidate()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__b()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".

February 7th, 2015 7:59pm

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