Windows 7 - Uninstalling Exchange Server 2007 From Computer With Windows 7

Asked By Jason Moore on 26-Jan-10 05:28 PM

Hello,

I have installed Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 on my local desktop computer with Windows 7. I apparently inadvertently installed the full server capabilities, not just the Exchange Management Client as I meant to do. How do I go about removing the Exchange Server 2007 from my Windows 7 computer and installing just the client. My local computer name is now showing as a server when opening the EMC. I have attempted to remove using the "remove programs" option, but each time I try it gives me the error message stating that my computer is not running Windows Server 2003. I have attempted to install the Server 2003 SP1 & SP2...SP1 says the version doesn't match my OS, SP2 says there is not enough space to run the application. Please help!

Thanks in advance,

Jason

Robert Shahon replied to Jason Moore on 18-Mar-10 04:35 PM

for starters you should not be able to install server 2003 Service packs on Windows 7 you would for obvious reasons get an error.
But you should be able to run the exchange server installation disk again and remove the features you do not want.
I am surprised you did not get an error saying this was not a supported installation platform.
You can read more information about peole experiencing similar issues at:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/7cb9571b-e464-492e-8f09-6dd2bef50218

According to Microsoft the only part of that installation that is supported would be to install the management tools.
Are you sure the Full server product is installed on the Windows 7 machine?

System Requirements for exchange 2007:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996719(EXCHG.80).aspx

Operating System

This section describes the operating system requirements for Exchange 2007 SP1 and Exchange 2007 RTM.

Operating System Requirements for Exchange 2007 SP1

The following table lists the required operating system and Windows components for Exchange 2007 SP1.

Important:
It is not supported to upgrade Exchange 2007 RTM to Exchange 2007 SP1, and then upgrade your operating system to Windows Server 2008. To deploy Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008, you must install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that does not have Exchange installed, and then install Exchange 2007 SP1. To learn more about running Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008, see "Exchange 2007 and Windows Server 2008" in Exchange Server 2007: Platforms, Editions, and Versions.

Important:

It is not supported to upgrade Exchange 2007 RTM to Exchange 2007 SP1, and then upgrade your operating system to Windows Server 2008. To deploy Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008, you must install Windows Server 2008 on a computer that does not have Exchange installed, and then install Exchange 2007 SP1. To learn more about running Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008, see "Exchange 2007 and Windows Server 2008" in Exchange Server 2007: Platforms, Editions, and Versions.

Component	Requirement
Operating system on a computer that has a 64-bit processor	One of the following: Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition operating system with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with SP2, with Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition operating system with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition operating system with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition operating system with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI 64-bit edition of the Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system 64-bit edition of the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating system 64-bit edition of the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system
Operating system on a computer that has a 32-bit processor for testing and training environments only (This is not supported in production environments.)	One of the following: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2008 Standard 32-Bit operating system Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32-Bit operating system Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 32-Bit operating system
Operating system for installing the Exchange management tools on a computer that has a 64-bit processor	One of the following: Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system Any operating system that is supported for Exchange 2007 SP1
Operating system for installing the Exchange management tools on a computer that has a 32-bit processor	One of the following: Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows XP with SP2 Any operating system that is supported for Exchange 2007 SP1 To install the management tools on a computer that has a 32-bit processor, you must download the 32-bit version of Exchange 2007. For download information, see Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools (32-Bit). For information about how to install the management tools, see How to Install the Exchange 2007 Management Tools. To install the Exchange management tools on all Windows XP computers that have a 32-bit processor, you must install Windows Installer 3.1. For more information, see Knowledge Base article 893803, Windows Installer 3.1 v2 (3.1.4000.2435) is available.
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.0 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0	Windows Server 2003-based computers require both .NET Framework Version 3.0 and .NET Framework Version 2.0. Windows Server 2008-based computers only require .NET Framework Version 3.0. For download information, see .NET Framework Developer Center. To install Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.0 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Control Panel. In Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools. In Administrative Tools, double-click Server Manager. In Server Manager, in the console tree, click Features, and then in the result pane, click Add Features. In the Add Features Wizard, select .NET Framework 3.0, and then complete the wizard.
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 update	If you are running Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0, you must install an update for .NET Framework Version 2.0. To download the update, see one of the following: .NET Framework update, 64-bit download .NET Framework update, 32-bit download Alternatively, you can install .NET Framework Version 2.0 Service Pack 1, which includes this update. To download .NET Framework Version 2.0 Service Pack 1, see one of the following: 64-bit download: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x64) 32-bit download: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x86)
Microsoft Windows PowerShell (for the Exchange Management Shell)	For download information, see Knowledge Base article 926139, Windows PowerShell 1.0 English Language Installation Packages for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP. If you are running Windows Server 2008, to install Windows PowerShell, perform the following steps: Click Start, and then click Control Panel. In Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools. In Administrative Tools, double-click Server Manager. In Server Manager, in the console tree, click Features, and then in the result pane, click Add Features. In the Add Features Wizard, select Windows PowerShell, and then complete the wizard.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0	For download information, see Knowledge Base article 907265, MMC 3.0 update is available for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP. If you are running Windows Server 2008, MMC 3.0 is installed by default.
Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service	Must not be installed.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service	Must not be installed.

Operating System Requirements for Exchange 2007 RTM

The following table lists the required operating system and Windows components for Exchange 2007 RTM.

Important:
On an Exchange 2007 RTM server, it is not supported to upgrade your operating system to Windows Server 2008, and then upgrade Exchange 2007 to SP1. To learn more about running Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008, see "Exchange 2007 and Windows Server 2008" in Exchange Server 2007: Platforms, Editions, and Versions.

Component	Requirement
Operating system on a computer that has a 64-bit processor	One of the following: Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP2, with MUI
Operating system on a computer that has a 32-bit processor for testing and training environments only (not supported in production environments)	One of the following: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP1 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP1, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP1 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP1, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP1 Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP1, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2, with MUI Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition with SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition with SP2, with MUI
Operating system for installing the Exchange management tools on a computer that has a 64-bit processor	One of the following: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Any operating system that is supported for Exchange 2007 RTM
Operating system for installing the Exchange management tools on a computer that has a 32-bit processor	One of the following: Windows XP with SP2 Any operating system that is supported for Exchange 2007 RTM To install the management tools on a computer that has a 32-bit processor, you must download the 32-bit version of Exchange 2007. For download information, see Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools (32-Bit). For information about how to install the management tools, see How to Install the Exchange 2007 Management Tools. To install the Exchange management tools on all Windows XP computers that have a 32-bit processor, you must install Windows Installer 3.1. For more information, see Knowledge Base article 893803, Windows Installer 3.1 v2 (3.1.4000.2435) is available.
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0	For download information, see .NET Framework Developer Center.
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 update	If you are running Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0, you must install the update. To download the update, see one of the following: .NET Framework update, 64-bit download .NET Framework update, 32-bit download
Microsoft Windows PowerShell (for the Exchange Management Shell)	For download information, see Knowledge Base article 926139, Windows PowerShell 1.0 English Language Installation Packages for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP.
MMC 3.0	For download information, see Knowledge Base article 907265, MMC 3.0 update is available for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP.
NNTP service	Must not be installed.
SMTP service	Must not be installed.

Other Operating System Considerations

The following considerations apply to both Exchange 2007 SP1 and Exchange 2007 RTM:

If you plan to install a single copy cluster (SCC) or cluster continuous replication (CCR) on any of your Mailbox servers, you must install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2008 Enterprise have the Cluster service installed by default. On Windows Server 2003, you must also install the updates described in Knowledge Base article 921181, An update is available that adds a file share witness feature and a configurable cluster heartbeats feature to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1-based server clusters.
32-bit Exchange 2007 architecture is not supported on the Microsoft Windows on 64-bit Windows (WOW64) operating system component. WOW64 is an operating system component in 64-bit Windows operating systems that support 32-bit x86 platform applications.

alimagomedov shakhrulabazan replied to Jason Moore on 29-Jan-12 09:47 AM

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