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Q253442: XADM: Exchange 5.5 SP3 KMS on Windows 2000 Certificate Server

Article: Q253442
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): WINDOWS:; winnt:5.5 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp3kbfaq
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 SP3 
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SUMMARY
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You need to perform certain steps if you want to use Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5 Service Pack 3 Key Management server (KM server) with a Microsoft
Windows 2000 certificate server.

MORE INFORMATION
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To use Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 KM server with a Windows 2000
certificate server:

1. Copy the Expolicy.dll file from the Server\Support\Kms\Expolicy\I386 folder
  on the Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 CD to the Winnt\System32 folder on
  the certificate server.

2. From a command prompt on the certificate server, run the following command:

  regsvr32 expolicy.dll

3. From the Certification Authority Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in,
  you need to configure the Certificate Authority to use the Legacy policy
  module instead of the default Enterprise and Stand-Alone policy module. To do
  this:

  a. In MMC, right-click the server name.

  b. Open the server properties.

  c. Click the Policy Module tab, and then click Select.

  d. Click Legacy Policy Module, and then click OK. The properties for the
     server are displayed.

  e. Click OK.

  The following message is displayed:

  You must restart Certificate Services for the changes to take effect. Do you
  want to restart the service now?

  To immediately restart the service, click Yes. To restart the service later,
  click No. After you restart the service, you can use this server to issue
  X.509V3 certificates that are compatible with Exchange Server 5.5 Service
  Pack 3.

For additional information about how to set up X.509V3 support for Exchange
Server 5.5, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q192044 XADM: Setting Up X509v3 Certificates on Exchange 5.5 SP1 KMS with
  Local Certificate Server

Additional query words: kms

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Keywords          : exc55sp3 kbfaq
Technology        : kbOSWin2000 kbOSWinSearch kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP3
Version           : WINDOWS:; winnt:5.5 SP3
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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