i am doing self study on AD and exchange server 2003 and i am using Vmware as my lab. i have installed exchange server 2003 but i can't find the (administrative Group) under EXCHANGE SYSTEM MANAGER?? how can i solve this?? also i am trying to uninstall the exchange server 2003 from the add/remover programs but it is telling me that some users have mail boxes so it can't be uninstalled. so i deleted the user that have a mail box but still can't remove the exchange?? how can i force it to delete the mail box? thank you for your support.

Hi, This ms tutorial will help u. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/833396?p=1 Regards,Laeeq Qazi|Team Lead(Exchange + Sharepoint + BES + DynamicsCRM) www.HostingController.com

After installing Exchange in an Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 organization, Exchange System Manager does not automatically display administrative groups and routing groups. You must configure your Exchange organization to display administrative groups. To display administrative groups 1. In Exchange System Manager, right-click your Exchange organization, and then click Properties. 2. On the General tab (see the following figure), select Display Administrative groups. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124026(EXCHG.65).aspx Take a look at the following articles to uninstall Exchange 2003: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125110(EXCHG.65).aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396 Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ http://publications.sivarajan.com/ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.