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Old 11-16-2007   #11 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Microsoft Exchange on Vista Business?

How do you get ActiveDirectory without server being first promoted as a DC?
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"ThePro" <mcthepro_@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>> You can install the Administrative Tools for Exchange, but I am afraid
>> you
>> can't install the software itself on Vista since it requires a Domain
>> Controller on a Windows Server System to tie into the Active Directory
>> service to provide its core functionality.
>
> Exchnage Server requires a server operating system and Active Directory,
> but the server itself does not have to be a DC.
>
> ThePro


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Old 11-16-2007   #12 (permalink)
ThePro


 
 

Re: Microsoft Exchange on Vista Business?

A member server has *access* to the AD infrastructure, that is all that is
required.

ThePro

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

> How do you get ActiveDirectory without server being first promoted as a
> DC?
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "ThePro" <mcthepro_@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FFE7B21F-1CD6-4CDA-92B5-141B9ABD3C95@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>>> You can install the Administrative Tools for Exchange, but I am afraid
>>> you
>>> can't install the software itself on Vista since it requires a Domain
>>> Controller on a Windows Server System to tie into the Active Directory
>>> service to provide its core functionality.
>>
>> Exchnage Server requires a server operating system and Active Directory,
>> but the server itself does not have to be a DC.
>>
>> ThePro
>
>
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Old 11-16-2007   #13 (permalink)
Bruce Chambers


 
 

Re: Microsoft Exchange on Vista Business?

Ric wrote:
Quote:

> I am trying to install Microsoft Exchange on Vista Business. I tried
> Exchange 2003, and the installation told me that this "cannot be
> installed on this version of Microsoft Windows". So I tried Exchange
> 2007 - and I get the same result. Surely Exchange is compatible with
> Vista????????

Exchange can only be installed on a Server operating system. Vista is
a client OS.


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