I got that far, LOL The user account I'm using is a member of the Exchange Full Admins group, a local admin on the machine and a domain admin.
What else do I need? Steve Hart Network Administrator 503.491.4343 -Direct | 503.492.8160 - Fax ________________________________ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5:08 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Uninstall Exchange 2000 Well, this seems to indicate that the user who is doing the uninstall doesn't have sufficient permission to do that: [17:10:24] Interpreting line <OpenMachineKey:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application> [17:10:24] CInsParser::ScProcessLine (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\hiddenw1.cxx:1226) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Steve Hart [mailto:sh...@wrightbg.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 7:56 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Uninstall Exchange 2000 I've been struggling with uninstalling our last E2000 server for some time. I've been through the entire process outlined for removing the last legacy Exchange server and I've reached the step of uninstalling Exchange. I've been getting "Access denied" error messages when the uninstall attempts to remove registry entries. Here's a relevant portion of the setup logs. Ideas?? The operation has completed successfully. [17:10:23] Entering CBaseComponent::ScSetup [17:10:23] Beginning Remove of Microsoft Exchange Instant Messaging Service component [17:10:23] Beginning Remove of Services Atom sub-component [17:10:23] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemove [17:10:23] Entering CAtomServices::ScStopAtomServices [17:10:23] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Services Atom)::ScStopAtomServices [17:10:23] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Services Atom)::ScStopAtomServices [17:10:23] Leaving CAtomServices::ScStopAtomServices [17:10:23] Entering CBaseAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemove [17:10:23] Entering CBaseAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemoveRegistryKeys [17:10:23] Removing registry entries for Services Atom [17:10:23] Leaving CBaseAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemoveRegistryKeys [17:10:23] Removing Active Directory objects for Services Atom [17:10:23] Entering CBaseAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemoveShortcuts [17:10:23] Leaving CBaseAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemoveShortcuts [17:10:23] Removing IIS Metabase objects for Services Atom [17:10:23] Leaving CBaseAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemove [17:10:23] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Services Atom)::ScDeleteAtomServices [17:10:23] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Services Atom)::ScDeleteAtomServices [17:10:23] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Services Atom)::ScRemove [17:10:23] Completed Remove of Services Atom sub-component [17:10:23] Beginning Remove of Instant Messaging Service sub-component [17:10:23] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Instant Messaging Service)::ScRemove [17:10:23] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Instant Messaging Service)::ScStopAtomServices [17:10:23] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Instant Messaging Service)::ScStopAtomServices [17:10:23] Entering CBaseAtom(Instant Messaging Service)::ScRemove [17:10:23] Entering CBaseAtom(Instant Messaging Service)::ScRemoveRegistryKeys [17:10:23] Removing registry entries for Instant Messaging Service [17:10:23] Entering CRegistryManager::ScProcessFile [17:10:23] ++++ Starting interpreter on file e:\exchan~1\setup\i386\exchange\im.uns ++++ [17:10:23] Interpreting line <CreateProcessSafe:C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin;regsvr32 /u /s msimcfg.dll;180000> [17:10:23] Process created ... waiting (180000) [17:10:24] Ignoring exit code 00000000 [17:10:24] Interpreting line <CreateProcessSafe:.;unlodctr MSExchangeIM;180000> [17:10:24] Process created ... waiting (180000) [17:10:24] Ignoring exit code 0x0003f2 [17:10:24] Interpreting line <OpenMachineKey:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application> [17:10:24] CInsParser::ScProcessLine (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\hiddenw1.cxx:1226) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied. [17:10:24] Processing file 'e:\exchan~1\setup\i386\exchange\im.uns', at or near line 5 (OpenMachineKey:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application) CInsParser::ScProcessLine (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\hiddenw1.cxx:486) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied. [17:10:24] Registry file name: 'e:\exchan~1\setup\i386\exchange\im.uns' CRegistryManager::ScProcessFile (K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\tools\regmgr.cxx:95) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied. [17:10:24] Filename = '%sourcedir%\im' CBaseAtom::ScRemoveRegistryKeys (K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:1272) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied. [17:10:24] CBaseAtom::ScRemove (K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:958) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied. [17:10:24] Service = '' CBaseServiceAtom::ScRemove (K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\basesvcatom.cxx:314) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied. [17:10:24] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Instant Messaging Service)::ScRemove [17:10:24] mode = 'Remove' (61954) CBaseAtom::ScSetup (K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:775) Error code 0XC0070005 (5): Access is denied. [17:10:30] ***** RETRYING THE FAILED OPERATION *****