Find service pack and service account of shut-down server

When you are recovering a Microsoft Exchange Server computer, it is important to restore the database files to a new Exchange Server computer with the same organization name, site name, service account, service account password, service pack, and preferably the same server name. The administrator may not remember this information, and a lot of time is lost in trying to get it.

This article explains how to deduce the service pack level of the original Exchange Server computer before it stopped responding. It also explains how to find the service account inside the information store (IS) if the directory (DS) is successfully started. This article does not, however, explain how to find the original organization name, site name, server name, and Windows NT domain name. For information about how to find these names, contact Microsoft Technical Support.

How to find the service pack level

From the File Manager or the MS-DOS prompt, change to Exchsrvr\bin directory, find the size of the file Store.exe, and compare it to the following list (in bytes):

 SP Level      Build     Store.exe   Mailumx.dll   X400Om.dll
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   4.0 (RTM)      837.10   1,339,152   744,224       335,524
   4.0 SP 1       838
   4.0 SP 2       993.4    1,347,344   750,624       336,096
   4.0 Post SP2   994.12   1,348,368   750,624       336,096
   4.0 SP 3       994.64   1,347,856   751,152       336,096
   4.0 Post SP3   995.33   1,347,856
   4.0 SP 4       995.54
   4.0 Post SP4   996.6    1,347,344
   5.0 (RTM)      1457.11  2,328,848   893,200       318,736
   5.5 (RTM)      1960.5   2,624,272   937,744       320,784