I did a search and havent been able to find it online So any idea how I could manage my exchange servers from an XP box? I don't think they did this w RC1 or any of the other previous builds so I didn't search technet for it until now. Note the need for SP1 or hotfix Q before installing.
Originally posted by: spyordie unless of course they are referring to versions of Exchange server that will be released after Please do, we dont have the luxury of enough staff to dedicate one to admining our exchange servers here so we're always cautious and second guessing ourselves when doing things "outside the box".
Originally posted by: spyordie Please do, we dont have the luxury of enough staff to dedicate one to admining our exchange servers here so we're always cautious and second guessing ourselves when doing things "outside the box". That's too bad, I'm still going to try it on my "test" network to satisfy my curiosity. And yes we're running Exchange on 2K not.
I have an old box that I've got 2K on, plus I kept 2K on my laptop because of this. It would be nice however to run XP on my laptop, if for nothing else it would be nice to have cleartype It would be nice though to have the convinience of having the admin tools installed on my main desktop machine so I didnt have to boot-up my laptop or go to the crashbox everytime I needed to do something simple like reset a password Okay, I finally had a chance to play with it and here is my setup: Win 2k server running AD Win 2k server running exchange Win xp pro joined to the domain installed the.
I think I'm going to do a few posts to the exchange groups microsoft to see if anyone else has done this or if they know of any issues when doing this.
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Additionally, the table summarizes the operating systems that the Adminpaks from these sources can remotely administer. If you want to remotely administer Windows Server or Windows member-based computers and domain controllers from Windows Server based clients or from Windows XP Professional-based clients, note the following installation issues:.
You must remove earlier beta versions of the Windows Server Administration Tools Pack before you install the final release version. In some limited cases, servers must be administered from clients that are running the same operating system.
For example, some remote administration operations against Windows based servers can be performed only from Windows based clients. Similarly, some operations against Windows Server based computers can be performed only from Windows Server based clients or from Windows XP-based clients.
This article documents these limitations or restrictions for each tool that is included in the Administration Tools Pack. If you do not uninstall earlier versions of the Administration Tools Pack Adminpak. You cannot install the Windows Adminpak.
These tools no longer work on these operating systems and are not supported. Service pack level mismatch. Obtain the Administration Tools Pack that matches the service pack level of your operating system. Such a mismatch or error may occur if you copy the utilities to a Windows based computer. If you try to install the Windows Administration Tools Pack on a Windows Server based computer, you receive the following error message:. Windows Administration Tools are incompatible with Windows Server operating systems.
Most Windows Server administration tools work the same as their Windows counterparts. Sometimes, the Windows Server administration tools offer increased functionality with regard to their Windows counterparts. For example, the new drag-and-drop feature of the Windows Server Users and Computers snap-in is fully functional against Windows based domain controllers. In other cases, increased functionality in Windows Server administration tools is not turned on or is not supported when you administer Windows based computers.
For example, features in the administration tools that depend on functionality in Windows Server , such as the "Saved query for last logon time" functionality, are not supported against Windows Server-based computers because earlier-version servers do not have the required server-side support.
In rare cases, Windows Server administration tools are incompatible with Windows Server-based computers and are unsupported for managing those computers. Similarly, in rare cases, Windows administration tools are incompatible with Windows Server based computers. When a Windows based computer that has the Windows Adminpak installed is upgraded to Windows Server or to Windows XP, the System Compatibility Report that is displayed in the upgrade process reports that the Windows administration tools are incompatible with Windows Server or with Windows XP.
If you click Details , you receive the following error message: Setup has detected Windows Administration Tools on your computer. Use one of the following methods:. If the Windows administration tools were left in place when the Windows based computer was upgraded to Windows Server , do not try to remove the Windows Administration Tools icon that appears in the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
If you try to remove the Windows administration tools by using the Add or Remove Programs tool, you may receive the following error message:.
Ignore this error message. You can install the original-release version of the Windows Server Administration Tools Pack on computers that are running the following operating systems:.
You can install the Service Pack 1 version of the Windows Server Administration Tools Pack on computers that are running the following operating systems:. The version of Adminpak that is included in the I folder of the installation media for the bit versions of Windows Server is called Wadminpak. The Wadminpak.
Similarly, you can install Wadminpak. You must remove earlier versions of the Administration Tools Pack before you can install a later version, including the final release. To install the Administration Tools Pack, right-click the. Alternatively, by using Group Policy, you can use Active Directory to remotely install or to publish the file to a Windows XP-based computer or to a Windows Server based computer when a user logs on to the computer.
For more information about how to remotely install the Administration Tools Pack, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: How to use Group Policy to remotely install software in Windows Server When you upgrade a Windows based server to Windows Server , the system compatibility check in Windows Server Winnt You may safely ignore this message and continue with the upgrade process from Windows to Windows Server Before you contact Microsoft Customer Support Services CSS , see the known compatibility issues that are described in this article, and note the release date of their resolution.
You must remove earlier versions of Adminpak. Confirm that you are using the latest supported version of the Adminpak. You can use the APVer. To do this, change to the folder where you expanded Adminpak. See the known compatibility issues that are described in this article to determine whether the issue is known.
Windows Server Winnt You can safely ignore this warning in Winnt After the upgrade is complete, install the Windows Server version of Adminpak. If you use a Windows based computer to administer Windows Server based domains, you do not see advanced user interface UI features that are supported by Windows Server based domains. For example, you do not see domain and forest functionality or advanced trusts.
The Schema may be modified on this Domain Controller check box has been removed from the Change Schema Master dialog box. By default, schema updates are enabled on Windows Server based domain controllers.
Additionally, you receive the following error message:. Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8. MSClus and Cluster. They are available as part of Windows 8. You do not have to install RSAT to use these tools. Server Manager includes the Server Manager console. But it cannot run on those operating systems. Windows 10, version , all editions Windows 10, version , all editions Windows Server, version , all editions Windows 10, version , all editions Windows Server , all editions Windows 10, version , all editions Windows 10, version , all editions Windows 8.
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