White Paper - In-Place Upgrade from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange 2000

This white paper describes how to do an in-place upgrade from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server in a single server, single site environment. You must follow these steps in sequence and omit none of the steps. By the end of this white paper, you should have a functional Exchange 2000 Server server where users can log on and send messages to other users on the same server.

This white paper does not cover how to configure Internet mail flow, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server, Instant Messaging, Microsoft Chat, or hosting mail for multiple domains.

Included in this white paper

�	Upgrade Overview
�	Prepare Your Exchange 5.5 Organization
�	Prepare Your Microsoft Active Directory Directory Services
�	Upgrade Your Exchange 5.5 Server

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