How about http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396?
I just had to go through this to get the management components off my machine. ~JasonG > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 16:53 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: exchange 2003 uninstall borked > > You need to find the honest-to-gosh installation media and de-install > from the setup.exe present there. > > It's one of the most ridiculous, but necessary, things about Exchange > 2003 deinstallations. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 4:36 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: exchange 2003 uninstall borked > > Hi all, > > So, here is my environment. single domain AD forest with a main office > and two remote offices. An exchange server setup at each office as a > standalone server with all three in the same organization. at the two > remote offices the exchange server is also a DC. AD is 2003. > > so, one office got shut down. I migrated all mailboxes off of that > exchange server and went to uninstall exchange. It coughed up wanting an > install CD in the middle. I pointed it to the exchange folder and it > gave an error 0XC1037986, but then continued the process, said it > finished and asked to reboot machine. > > Upon reboot, Exchange is now missing from add/remove programs, but seems > to still be there. services are loading and I can still see it in ESM. > > Any guidance on how I really should get rid of this now? I need to get > rid of exchange, and also demote it from DC and eventually re-purpose the > box. > > My main fear is causing some issue with exchange replication or oab in my > exchange organization. I don't know if there is anything else I need to > fear? > > Thanks for any help > > Bill
