Hi I am trying to recover an exchange server and get the message shown below, my setup is 1 AD DC and another server which is added to the domain rnning exchange2007. Please can someone help me to fix this so that I can recover it. The error is E:\exch>setup.com /m:recoverserver Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unattended Setup Preparing Exchange Setup Copying Setup Files ......................... COMPLETED The following Server Roles will be recovered Hub Transport Role Client Access Role Mailbox Role Management Tools Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check Hub Transport Role Checks ......................... COMPLETED Client Access Role Checks ......................... COMPLETED Mailbox Role Checks ......................... COMPLETED Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server Copying Exchange Files ......................... COMPLETED Hub Transport Server Role ......................... COMPLETED Client Access Role ......................... FAILED The AD Object for virtual directory 'IIS://WIZEXCH/W3SVC/1/ROOT/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync' on 'WIZEXCH' could not be created. This may be happening because it already exists in Active Directory. Remove the object from Active Directory, then re-create it. The Exchange Server setup operation did not complete. Visit http://support.microsoft.com and enter the Error ID to find more information. Exchange Server setup encountered an error. E:\exch>

Hi, Diyou try to follow the suggestion by the setup program? "The AD Object for virtual directory 'IIS://WIZEXCH/W3SVC/1/ROOT/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync' on 'WIZEXCH' could not be created. This may be happening because it already exists in Active Directory. Remove the object from Active Directory, then re-create it." Leif

I cannot figure out how to remove it from active directory, please can someone advise on exactly how to do it please

can someone please help me, come on an MVP must be able to tell me how to to this ...please. It should not take you longer than 5 minutes to tell me

Hi, Would you please let me know whether the original Exchange Server version number? Please also let me know the setup.com file version which you used to run recoverserver. Right click the setup.com file and click Properties Under Version tab, please click File Version I think that it is a known bug which has been fixed in the 08.00.0647.00 version setup file. Mike

Hi This is a beta version i am testing before getting and installing the bought version. the version number of the setup.com is 8.0.605.13 I did get this when it first came out the date on the setup files is July 2006 could that be the problem thx

Hi, It is a known bug regarding the Exchange 2007 setup file version. To fix the issue, we need to use the Exchange 2007 setup file which version number is greater than 08.00.0647.00. Nevertheless, from your description, the original Exchange is beta version. I am not clear whether it is available to use later version Exchange setup file to recover previous beta version Exchange. Hope the information is helpful to you. Mike