"jweldon" <jweldin@focusbsi.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me if uninstalling SMTP and then reinstalling it will
> affect
> the Exchange Server? I am having strange problems relating to dropped
> emails
> and the SMTP seems to be the cause. I cannot load SP2 for Exchange - it
> errors at the SMTP subgroup part of the installation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>
>

"Fitz Crittle [MSFT]" <fitzcrit@msft.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If you remove and reinstall IIS SMTP then you need to reinstall Exchange
> on top and reapply the service pack and any hotfixes. Exchange extends the
> IIS SMTP component. Don't worry about reinstalling Exchange you won't lose
> any data. If this is a mailbox server, make sure you have a current backup
> of Exchange before proceeding.
>
> 290290 XIMS: Cannot Send Mail After Re-Installing the IIS SMTP Service
> (applies to 2003)
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;290290
>
> Thanks,
> Fitz Crittle
>
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> "jweldon" <jweldin@focusbsi.com> wrote in message
> news:uOzEGp6CGHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Can anyone tell me if uninstalling SMTP and then reinstalling it will
>> affect
>> the Exchange Server? I am having strange problems relating to dropped
>> emails
>> and the SMTP seems to be the cause. I cannot load SP2 for Exchange - it
>> errors at the SMTP subgroup part of the installation.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>
>