I see some older threads that are a bit hard to follow regarding this. What is the official Microsoft solution if an administrator wants to run Exchange System Manager for Exchange 2003 on ones Windows 7 x64 or x86 system? Also on those systems to be able to run ADUC and have the Exchange tabs and create new accounts with mailboxes. Is there a link to the official procedure?

There's no official procedure because it is not supported: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff728623.aspx There are a few hacks out there that might get you up and running, including this one from 'sofaking': http://forums.msexchange.org/Windows7_and_Exchange_System_Manager/m_1800503539/tm.htm Tony

ok, I check this out. Thanks!

According the link, we can only install Exchange 2003 ESM on the following OS. 1.Windows 2000 server SP4 2. Windows 2003 SP2 and Windows 2003 R2 SP2 3. Windows XP Professional SP2 and Windows XP Professional SP3 4.Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Vista SP2 (only support Exchange 2003 SP2) Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.