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Q147374: XADM: Registry Key Modifications Made During Setup

Article: Q147374
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 21-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the registry modifications made during a normal setup of
Microsoft Exchange Server on a Windows NT Server computer. These registry
entries are added when you set up a new Exchange Server computer in a new
Exchange Site.

MORE INFORMATION
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Exchange Services
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  \SYSTEM
    \CurrentControlSet
      \Services
        \<Exchange Service>

Where <Exchange Service> is MSExchangeDS, MSExchangeDX, MSExchangeIS,
MSExchangeMTA, MSExchangeMSMI, and MSExchangeSA. These are used to record the
settings used by the individual Exchange services.

Event Log Settings
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  \SYSTEM
    \CurrentControlSet
      \Services
        \EventLog
          \Application
            \<Exchange Service>

Where <Exchange Service> is MSExchangeDS, MSExchangeIS, MSExchangeMTA,
MSExchangePrivateIS, MSExchangePublicIS, and MSExchangeSA. These are used to
record the settings used by Event Log for the various Exchange services.

Licensing Settings
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  \SYSTEM
    \CurrentControlSet
      \Services
        \LicenseInfo
          \MSExchangeIS

This is used for the license settings of Exchange.

Detect Previous Installations
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  \SOFTWARE
    \Microsoft
      \Exchange
        \Setup

This is used by the Exchange setup program to detect that Exchange is already
installed and where it is installed.

Exchange Admin Settings
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  \Software
    \Microsoft
      \Exchange
        \MSExchangeAdmin

For a full list of the values that are set during Exchange Server setup, see the
following files: ADMIN.INS, MSMCON.INS, SERVER.INS, SHARED.INS, SMTP.INS.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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