Hi all!I wan't to unnistall the exchange server 2007, but in the MailBox Functions (in the setup) it says: "The mailbox 'Public Folder Database': This public mailbox have folder replications. Remove the folders ou move the replications to another mailbox ... "Something like that, i translated.Before all, i already read the guides in technet to remove exchange but line comands in the sheel doesn't work.Per example: "Remove-PublicFolderDatabase -Identity " doesnt work it gives me a error: "Error 0x80070035 from Active Directory in search for the domains controllers in the domain XXX: The network path can't be found" (translated also).The exchange never worked, i wan't to release some space.The only mailbox that i can see is in the Server configurations > Mailbox> Second Storage Group> Public Forder DatabaseTry to remove and give me the first error like in the setup.Thanks for the help

Hi, Then please try to check your DC,you may run EXBPA to have a health scan and then check the report. Besides, please try to run Setup.com /PrepareAD on a domain controller. If therere other Exchange Servers in your environment, please try to remove the replicas from the public folder store, you can refer to the below article, How to remove Exchange 2007 from a computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927464 Administration of Public Folders with the introduction of Exchange 2007 http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/06/25/445429.aspx If theres only one Exchange Server in your enviroment,then please try to correct DC issue and then use ADSIEdit Tool to correct the error. Note: The ADSIEdit.exe tool is an MMC snap-in that you can use to edit objects in the Active Directory database. For more information about ADSIEdit.exe, in Help and Support Center for Windows Server2003, click Tools, and then click Install Windows Support Tools 1. Please ensure that you data in public folder store is invalid to you. 2. Dismount public folder store. 3. Open ADSIEdit and then follow the below route to find public folder store. Configuration -> Configuration -> Services -> Microsoft Exchange -> your Exchange organization -> Administrative Groups -> the Exchange 2007 administrative group -> Servers -> the server containing the store that you want to delete -> Information Store -> the storage group containing the store that you want to delete 4. Right click on it and select delete. After that, please follow the below article to remove Exchange Server 2007. How to Completely Remove Exchange 2007 from a Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123893(EXCHG.80).aspx Hope it helps. Xiu

Thanks for the help!So Setup.com /PrepareAD doesnt work Give me a error, no details.And EXBPA it says Network path not found and it close.ADSI Edit works remove the public folder.Now the setup allows me to continue with the unnistallation process with no errors.When i click in unnistall, it starts ok, then in the Preprarion Organization (Creating the objects of Exchange configuration in the Active Directory), it gives me a error:"... Extending the schema in the in the Active Directory Failed..."Something its wrong with the AD, again i never worked with this.My server, with is where i am doing all this, is a WS2003 R2 AD DC.Btw, in the Exchange Console it says i dont have any Server-Exchange already.Should i remove the tools, database files, ExchangeSetupLogs, IIS virtual servers manually like the guide says?Thanks

Hi, So far, I understand that you can uninstall Exchange now. "When i click in uninstall, it starts ok, then in the Preprarion Organization (Creating the objects of Exchange configuration in the Active Directory), it gives me a error:..." Do you mean that the error appeared when you try to uninstall your Exchange Server or when you try to install Exchange Server, or that is the error when you uninstall Exchange Server after you run "Setup.com /PrepareAD"? For question in the bottom of your post, I think if you do not want to save any Exchange related information,then you can follow the guide to remove all these Exchange related files or tools. In case any unexpected error would occur, you can try to backup these information first and then remove. Hope it helps. Xiu