I apologize if this has already been asked. I am assisting a small office with a server replacement. They are currently running about 10 computers (all with Outlook 2003 or above) on a Windows 2000 Server platform with Exchange Server 2000. The server is on its last legs (it was a fairly minimal server when it was built in 2000) and they have asked me to do a full upgrade/replacement. They have all moved away from using Exchange to manage their mailboxes, that is, their Outlook clients are all individually set up to POP/SMTP any and all email accounts they are using. Exchange is only used to provide a shared calendar and contact list. I am in my planning stages of the replacement and I am searching for a way to transfer the calendar and contact list from the old server running Exchange 2000 to a new server running Exchange 2010. All information I have found seems like I will have to first upgrade to Exchange 2003, and then transfer the information. I guess I am hoping someone will tell me that since my replacement/upgrade does not involve mailbox transfers and only shared contact/calendar I will not need to do the upgrade to 2003. The calendar and contact list is quite extensive and I certainly do not want to re-enter the information by hand. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

If you want to do a mass "exmerge" out of the 2000 server and then a mass "import-mailbox" (Google the words in quotes for the download (exmerge) and the PowerShell syntax you'll be perfectly fine. If the contacts are in a public folder you'll have to use Outlook to drag the folder out to a PST and then into Exchange 2010 the same way. And wow, running Exchange 2010 for calendar only access? Unbelievable waste of money. Make sure you charge them silly money for it, they clearly have cash to burn. "SamN25" wrote in message news:0c4c6fce-9084-418a-adaa-42a8aa7e7294... I apologize if this has already been asked. I am assisting a small office with a server replacement. They are currently running about 10 computers (all with Outlook 2003 or above) on a Windows 2000 Server platform with Exchange Server 2000. The server is on its last legs (it was a fairly minimal server when it was built in 2000) and they have asked me to do a full upgrade/replacement. They have all moved away from using Exchange to manage their mailboxes, that is, their Outlook clients are all individually set up to POP/SMTP any and all email accounts they are using. Exchange is only used to provide a shared calendar and contact list. I am in my planning stages of the replacement and I am searching for a way to transfer the calendar and contact list from the old server running Exchange 2000 to a new server running Exchange 2010. All information I have found seems like I will have to first upgrade to Exchange 2003, and then transfer the information. I guess I am hoping someone will tell me that since my replacement/upgrade does not involve mailbox transfers and only shared contact/calendar I will not need to do the upgrade to 2003. The calendar and contact list is quite extensive and I certainly do not want to re-enter the information by hand. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Mark Arnold, Exchange MVP.

Thanks Mr. Arnold. I just wanted to make sure I didn’t need to also purchase Exchange 2003. The idea is to try and get them up-to-date (using all of the features in Exchange, particularly full use of OWA), but I'm sure you know how easily old dogs learn new tricks. Also it should make things easier on my end when it comes to managing all their mailboxes. Right now I’ve got to go to each of their individual computers when, say, someone decides to change an email password and wonders why their email isn’t coming into Outlook. Anyway, time to roll up the sleeves and start logging hours. Thanks a bunch!