---------------------------Windows Setup---------------------------Please go to the Control Panel to install and configure system components.---------------------------OK --------------------------- The above error mesage is persistent on the AD root DC running W2k3 Enterprise Ed R2 (Schema Master role, GC, W2k3 Native mode - forest and domain). The following have already been installed prior to running "setup /prepareschema" or "setup /preparead" in a test environment: - MMC 3.0 (part of W2k3 EE R2)- Monad (monad_rc0_50727_x86.zip)- MS .NET Framework 2 Runtime Any clues as to why this first phase fails? What exactly are the system components being referred to? Thanks MS E12 team and all!

Where are you running setup from? Typically we see this message if you type "setup" in any command window where there isn't a setup application already. Are you running in a Monad shell, or a normal command shell? Are you running from media, or from a share?

If you are running from Monad (ie Microsoft Command Shell), please use the following command: .\setup.com /preparead -jim

Hi, When you do setup /PrepareAD it expects you to put the organization name. The syntax as mentioned in the Technet site is setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName <OrganizationName> What worked for me was setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:<OrganizationName> so the command that I ran in my setup was setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:TarujMailOrg Please reply if this worked for you Regards, Taruj Bhattacharya

Hi desmond: The problem is that you are not running the command setup.com from its correct path. If you have yor exchange 207 inserted try to write (Your CD Letter):\setup.com /preparead It will work Fine. Sure. Bye

Perfect!(Your CD Letter):\setup.com /preparead worked like a champ!!Thanks.Krash"Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes

Hi, When you do setup /PrepareAD it expects you to put the organization name. The syntax as mentioned in the Technet site is setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName <OrganizationName> What worked for me was setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:<OrganizationName> so the command that I ran in my setup was setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:TarujMailOrg Please reply if this worked for you Regards, Taruj Bhattacharya i just installed exchange 2007 using this command: D:\>setup /preparead /organizationName: exchange2007 worked perfectly :)

the setup/prepareAD/OrganizationName:mydomain did not work setup /prepareAD /OrganizationName: mydomain did work So just put spaces inbetween the arguments and it works. Enjoy M. Romijn

the setup/prepareAD/OrganizationName:mydomain did not work setup /prepareAD /OrganizationName: mydomain did work So just put spaces inbetween the arguments and it works. Enjoy M. Romijn good thing to hear it worked :) some time a small space can drive u crazy :)