Doug Sanders

Replacing an aged 2000 server with Exchange 2000 with a new SBS 2003 R2.

The aged server is unstable and crashes regularly. Anytime I try to work
with it directly, I get a BSOD. As long as it is running and just serving
it seems to hang in there.

Total of 8 users.

I have created PST files from five of the clients and migrated then to the
new server. One client has two folders that are shared as public. There
are two additional shared folders from two other clients I have not
migrated.

The four clients that need to hook to the public folders don't see them.

The one client that has two to share is fine, and still sees the folders
from the two clients I have not migrated.

There must be a step I missed. In Outlook 2000 there was 'View' / 'Folders'
or something like that which display the available folders. I don't see
that in Outlook 2003.

I can still migrate the clients back to the original server, I just don't
seem to be able to do anything with the server's user interface.

Thanks,

Doug Sanders

Merv Porter

Maybe some help here Doug...

Public Folder Basics (Part 1)
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/...ics-Part1.html

Public Folder Basics (Part 2)
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/...ics-Part2.html

--
Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
============================

"Doug Sanders" <DougSix@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:556dnZiob7wDdWnXnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@earthlink.co m...
> Replacing an aged 2000 server with Exchange 2000 with a new SBS 2003 R2.
>
> The aged server is unstable and crashes regularly. Anytime I try to work
> with it directly, I get a BSOD. As long as it is running and just serving
> it seems to hang in there.
>
> Total of 8 users.
>
> I have created PST files from five of the clients and migrated then to the
> new server. One client has two folders that are shared as public. There
> are two additional shared folders from two other clients I have not
> migrated.
>
> The four clients that need to hook to the public folders don't see them.
>
> The one client that has two to share is fine, and still sees the folders
> from the two clients I have not migrated.
>
> There must be a step I missed. In Outlook 2000 there was 'View' /
> 'Folders'
> or something like that which display the available folders. I don't see
> that in Outlook 2003.
>
> I can still migrate the clients back to the original server, I just don't
> seem to be able to do anything with the server's user interface.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug Sanders
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Russ Grover [SBS-MVP]

Doug are you talking in Outlook 2003 they can't see public folders?
And they can see it in OWA?
(It sometimes gets hidden in Outlook 2003)

Look at this picture
http://www.iitk.ac.in/cc/windows/out...screenshot.jpg
and in the lower left
there is a "FOLDER" Icon
Click it and the folders should appear.

(it's one of those Outlook 2003 things, just like the no reconnecting to
exchange)

If that isn't it please post back
Russ

--
Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist
World Wide 24hr SBS Remote Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz
30% OFF Microsoft Online Services -
http://www.microsoft-online-services.com/



"Merv Porter" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#Iw3Ju7XKHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Maybe some help here Doug...
>
> Public Folder Basics (Part 1)
> http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/...ics-Part1.html
>
> Public Folder Basics (Part 2)
> http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/...ics-Part2.html
>
> --
> Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
> ============================
>
> "Doug Sanders" <DougSix@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:556dnZiob7wDdWnXnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@earthlink.co m...
>> Replacing an aged 2000 server with Exchange 2000 with a new SBS 2003 R2.
>>
>> The aged server is unstable and crashes regularly. Anytime I try to work
>> with it directly, I get a BSOD. As long as it is running and just
>> serving
>> it seems to hang in there.
>>
>> Total of 8 users.
>>
>> I have created PST files from five of the clients and migrated then to
>> the
>> new server. One client has two folders that are shared as public. There
>> are two additional shared folders from two other clients I have not
>> migrated.
>>
>> The four clients that need to hook to the public folders don't see them.
>>
>> The one client that has two to share is fine, and still sees the folders
>> from the two clients I have not migrated.
>>
>> There must be a step I missed. In Outlook 2000 there was 'View' /
>> 'Folders'
>> or something like that which display the available folders. I don't see
>> that in Outlook 2003.
>>
>> I can still migrate the clients back to the original server, I just don't
>> seem to be able to do anything with the server's user interface.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Doug Sanders
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

Doug Sanders

Thanks for the responses.

I will read the Public folder basics.

The client machines do have a folder group called 'Public Folders' and it
has a 'Favorites' and 'All Public Folders' in it. Those are basically
empty.

I had a thought about something I didn't do that might make a difference. I
will be back at the clients office Monday morning.

When I made the PST files for the one client computer that had two folders
to share and then migrated his his computer to the new server, I did not
re-import those PST files back. I didn't do that because they were there
and accessible. Now I wonder if that computer was still reading folders
from the old server.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Doug




"Doug Sanders" <DougSix@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:556dnZiob7wDdWnXnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@earthlink.co m...
> Replacing an aged 2000 server with Exchange 2000 with a new SBS 2003 R2.
>
> The aged server is unstable and crashes regularly. Anytime I try to work
> with it directly, I get a BSOD. As long as it is running and just serving
> it seems to hang in there.
>
> Total of 8 users.
>
> I have created PST files from five of the clients and migrated then to the
> new server. One client has two folders that are shared as public. There
> are two additional shared folders from two other clients I have not
> migrated.
>
> The four clients that need to hook to the public folders don't see them.
>
> The one client that has two to share is fine, and still sees the folders
> from the two clients I have not migrated.
>
> There must be a step I missed. In Outlook 2000 there was 'View' /
'Folders'
> or something like that which display the available folders. I don't see
> that in Outlook 2003.
>
> I can still migrate the clients back to the original server, I just don't
> seem to be able to do anything with the server's user interface.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug Sanders
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Russ Grover [SBS-MVP]

Well typically the easiest way IMO
is to login to a PC on the Domain
As Administrator
Move the .PST Import or etc
into the public folder
then everyone can see them
Russ

--
Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist
World Wide 24hr SBS Remote Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz
30% OFF Microsoft Online Services -
http://www.microsoft-online-services.com/



"Doug Sanders" <DougSix@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:qIOdnfe_m84Mv2vXnZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d@earthlink.co m...
> Thanks for the responses.
>
> I will read the Public folder basics.
>
> The client machines do have a folder group called 'Public Folders' and it
> has a 'Favorites' and 'All Public Folders' in it. Those are basically
> empty.
>
> I had a thought about something I didn't do that might make a difference.
> I
> will be back at the clients office Monday morning.
>
> When I made the PST files for the one client computer that had two folders
> to share and then migrated his his computer to the new server, I did not
> re-import those PST files back. I didn't do that because they were there
> and accessible. Now I wonder if that computer was still reading folders
> from the old server.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>
>
>
>
> "Doug Sanders" <DougSix@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:556dnZiob7wDdWnXnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@earthlink.co m...
>> Replacing an aged 2000 server with Exchange 2000 with a new SBS 2003 R2.
>>
>> The aged server is unstable and crashes regularly. Anytime I try to work
>> with it directly, I get a BSOD. As long as it is running and just
>> serving
>> it seems to hang in there.
>>
>> Total of 8 users.
>>
>> I have created PST files from five of the clients and migrated then to
>> the
>> new server. One client has two folders that are shared as public. There
>> are two additional shared folders from two other clients I have not
>> migrated.
>>
>> The four clients that need to hook to the public folders don't see them.
>>
>> The one client that has two to share is fine, and still sees the folders
>> from the two clients I have not migrated.
>>
>> There must be a step I missed. In Outlook 2000 there was 'View' /
> 'Folders'
>> or something like that which display the available folders. I don't see
>> that in Outlook 2003.
>>
>> I can still migrate the clients back to the original server, I just don't
>> seem to be able to do anything with the server's user interface.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Doug Sanders
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Ace Fekay [MCT]

"Russ Grover [SBS-MVP]" <support@REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote in message
news:OGGv2TDYKHA.3600@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Well typically the easiest way IMO
> is to login to a PC on the Domain
> As Administrator
> Move the .PST Import or etc
> into the public folder
> then everyone can see them
> Russ
>
> --
> Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]
> Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
> Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist
> World Wide 24hr SBS Remote Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz
> 30% OFF Microsoft Online Services -
> http://www.microsoft-online-services.com/


I just wanted to add...
The only thing to keep in mind regarding doing it as an admin, is that when
a Public Folder is created, the creator is the owner. If permissions were
provided for anyone to create folders, and they were to change them, there
may be a scenario where the Admin cannot read or manipulate them. A public
folder will also inherit permissions at time of creation, however if the
permissions are changed, and there are child folders, the permissions do not
automatically propagate and have to be done manually either in the ESM or
using a tool like PFAdmin. With these tools, permissions can be changed to
work with them, if need be.


--
Ace

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
confers no rights.

Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among
responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.

Ace Fekay, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA
2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer

For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.

Doug Sanders

Thanks again.

Tomorrow morning I'll get it fixed whatever it takes.

Since I've always been able to roll back to the original server my only real
concern is down-time fo rthe client.

Doug

I'm not too worried
"Doug Sanders" <DougSix@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:556dnZiob7wDdWnXnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@earthlink.co m...
> Replacing an aged 2000 server with Exchange 2000 with a new SBS 2003 R2.
>
> The aged server is unstable and crashes regularly. Anytime I try to work
> with it directly, I get a BSOD. As long as it is running and just serving
> it seems to hang in there.
>
> Total of 8 users.
>
> I have created PST files from five of the clients and migrated then to the
> new server. One client has two folders that are shared as public. There
> are two additional shared folders from two other clients I have not
> migrated.
>
> The four clients that need to hook to the public folders don't see them.
>
> The one client that has two to share is fine, and still sees the folders
> from the two clients I have not migrated.
>
> There must be a step I missed. In Outlook 2000 there was 'View' /
'Folders'
> or something like that which display the available folders. I don't see
> that in Outlook 2003.
>
> I can still migrate the clients back to the original server, I just don't
> seem to be able to do anything with the server's user interface.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug Sanders
>
>
>
>
>
>
>