You Cannot Delete Exchsrvr Folder and You Receive a "SHARING VIOLATION" Error Message

If you attempt to delete the Exchsrvr folder, you may be unable to do so, and you may receive a "SHARING VIOLATION" error message.

To resolve this issue:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Services.
2. Stop and disable the Internet Information Services (IIS) service.
3. Stop and disable the Content Index service.

After you perform these steps, you can delete the Webdata folder and the Exchsrvr folder.

After you use the Exchange Server CD-ROM to remove the Exchange Server services, and after you remove all of the registry keys that are associated with Exchange Server in accordance with the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article if you attempt to delete the Exchsrvr folder, you cannot delete the folder and you receive the following error message: No new event ID messages are logged in the System event log or Application event log. You can delete all of the subfolders in the Exchsrvr folder except the Webdata folder. If you attempt to delete the Webdata folder, you receive a "SHARING VIOLATION" error message.