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OK folks last time,,,,,I just cannot take this anymore.

My laptop works fin, my desktop does not log onto mail services

-exhange 5.5 nt 4.0
-outlook both 2000 and 2003 on desktop box, (no they have never had a conlict)
-exchange server administrator,....when I go to look at my mail que gives me
an error that smtp is not loded......
- when I try to logon to exchange from desktop is tells me exchange server
unavailable.
-if I go to a DOS promt and ping yahoo.com by IP I caqn get there.
- my desktop CAN see, move etc.. files and folders from the deskopt and the
server.
- all this started after I did and "exchange optimizer" to let exchange free
up c; disk space and mover the data files. The laptop machine was off during
this event while the desktop was on. I do not know if this mattered.
- I have cleaned up the server as best I can by removinbg ,y old dta files.

here's a few questions based on my fruisrations


1. if I chose tro reoad exchange fcrom scratch.....do I let it autpo place
thje insfo stores for email etc OR can I tell it where to put things so I can
not have disk space issues./

2. Will reloadijng exchange 5.5 really fix this smtp issue?. Can I jusr
reload neworking somehow...

3. since my laptop still works fiune, and I delete the desktop user, from
the server and the desktop, then re-create them? by doing this will I lode
any data?


Folks. you are great to read your advice. I would really appreciate somem
guidance here

thanks
ALan

 

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You will have much better luck in one of the public
exchange NGs.

"alan fluhrer" <alanfluhrer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9AB2972-A040-43D3-AB83-63FF22BA488F@microsoft.com...
> OK folks last time,,,,,I just cannot take this anymore.
>
> My laptop works fin, my desktop does not log onto mail services
>
> -exhange 5.5 nt 4.0
> -outlook both 2000 and 2003 on desktop box, (no they have never had a
conlict)
> -exchange server administrator,....when I go to look at my mail que gives
me
> an error that smtp is not loded......
> - when I try to logon to exchange from desktop is tells me exchange server
> unavailable.
> -if I go to a DOS promt and ping yahoo.com by IP I caqn get there.
> - my desktop CAN see, move etc.. files and folders from the deskopt and
the
> server.
> - all this started after I did and "exchange optimizer" to let exchange
free
> up c; disk space and mover the data files. The laptop machine was off
during
> this event while the desktop was on. I do not know if this mattered.
> - I have cleaned up the server as best I can by removinbg ,y old dta
files.
>
> here's a few questions based on my fruisrations
>
>
> 1. if I chose tro reoad exchange fcrom scratch.....do I let it autpo place
> thje insfo stores for email etc OR can I tell it where to put things so I
can
> not have disk space issues./
>
> 2. Will reloadijng exchange 5.5 really fix this smtp issue?. Can I jusr
> reload neworking somehow...
>
> 3. since my laptop still works fiune, and I delete the desktop user, from
> the server and the desktop, then re-create them? by doing this will I lode
> any data?
>
>
> Folks. you are great to read your advice. I would really appreciate somem
> guidance here
>
> thanks
> ALan
>

 

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thanks. I will re write the message to be as complete as possible tghen post

thnaks

"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" wrote:

> You will have much better luck in one of the public
> exchange NGs.
>
> "alan fluhrer" <alanfluhrer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C9AB2972-A040-43D3-AB83-63FF22BA488F@microsoft.com...
> > OK folks last time,,,,,I just cannot take this anymore.
> >
> > My laptop works fin, my desktop does not log onto mail services
> >
> > -exhange 5.5 nt 4.0
> > -outlook both 2000 and 2003 on desktop box, (no they have never had a
> conlict)
> > -exchange server administrator,....when I go to look at my mail que gives
> me
> > an error that smtp is not loded......
> > - when I try to logon to exchange from desktop is tells me exchange server
> > unavailable.
> > -if I go to a DOS promt and ping yahoo.com by IP I caqn get there.
> > - my desktop CAN see, move etc.. files and folders from the deskopt and
> the
> > server.
> > - all this started after I did and "exchange optimizer" to let exchange
> free
> > up c; disk space and mover the data files. The laptop machine was off
> during
> > this event while the desktop was on. I do not know if this mattered.
> > - I have cleaned up the server as best I can by removinbg ,y old dta
> files.
> >
> > here's a few questions based on my fruisrations
> >
> >
> > 1. if I chose tro reoad exchange fcrom scratch.....do I let it autpo place
> > thje insfo stores for email etc OR can I tell it where to put things so I
> can
> > not have disk space issues./
> >
> > 2. Will reloadijng exchange 5.5 really fix this smtp issue?. Can I jusr
> > reload neworking somehow...
> >
> > 3. since my laptop still works fiune, and I delete the desktop user, from
> > the server and the desktop, then re-create them? by doing this will I lode
> > any data?
> >
> >
> > Folks. you are great to read your advice. I would really appreciate somem
> > guidance here
> >
> > thanks
> > ALan
> >
>
>
>