Q153121: XFOR: Migrating from WGPO to Exchange

Article: Q153121
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 11-JUN-1999

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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 contains information about migrating users from a Microsoft Windows
for Workgroups postoffice (WGPO) to Microsoft Exchange Server.

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Migrating users to Microsoft Exchange Server from a WGPO is the same as
migrating users from a Microsoft Mail 3.x postoffice. The basic architecture of
a WGPO and a Microsoft Mail postoffice is the same; therefore, using the
Microsoft Exchange Migration Wizard against a WGPO to migrate users to Microsoft
Exchange works the same way with Windows for Workgroups as it does with
Microsoft Mail.

Two things to be aware of when migrating from a WGPO:

- When you use the Migration Wizard, an administrator account needs to be
  selected. With Microsoft Mail 3.x, the account named ADMINISTRATOR was the
  primary administrator account. With a WGPO, a user account with
  administration rights is the primary account. This user account is the
  account that is used as the administrator account by the Microsoft Exchange
  Migration Wizard.

- With a WGPO, the default location for a user's mail message file(MMF) is the
  user's local hard disk drive. Migrate the user to Microsoft Exchange and then
  import the data from the local MMF to the Microsoft Exchange Server-based
  inbox or to their local Personal Information Store (PST) file.

For details on migrating Microsoft Mail users to Microsoft Exchange, see chapter
4 of the Microsoft Exchange Migration Guide. Also see the document on the
Microsoft Exchange Server compact disc about Migrating Microsoft Mail users to
Exchange. The document can be found with the following path:

  <cd path>\migrate\docs\msmailpc.rtf

Additional query words: migration workgroup wgpo

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

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