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Q275292: XCON: How to Remove Q251137 Fixes from Exchange Server 5.5 SP3

Article: Q275292
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp3
Last Modified: 18-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 SP3 
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SUMMARY
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When you install the message transfer agent (MTA) fixes from the following
Microsoft Knowledge Base article, a backup folder, called Q251137, is created in
the Exchange Server 5.5 Exchsrvr folder:

  Q251137 XADM: Exchange Server 5.5 Post-SP3 Message Transfer Agent Fixes
  Available

This backup folder contains the original files that the fixes replace. If you
need to remove the Q251137 fixes, this article provides the correct way to
restore the MTA to the point before you applied the fixes.

MORE INFORMATION
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1. Open Microsoft Windows NT Explorer.

2. Browse the drive that Exchange Server is install on, and then expand the
  Exchsrvr folder.

3. Locate and expand the Q251137 folder.

4. Open the Install.txt file with a text editor such as Notepad, or WordPad.

  This text file contains the original file locations and names that the
  hotfixes in Q251137engi.exe replaced during installation. When they are moved
  into the same folder, duplicate files are renamed so that two files with the
  same name can be moved into the Q251137 folder. These must be renamed after
  you restore them to their previous location. Copy the "old" file from the
  Q251137 folder, and place it in the location described in the text file.

  An example of an installation file follows these steps. However, based on
  hardware, performance optimization, or personal choice, this file maybe
  different for every Exchange Server organization.

  The second example shows two sample restore steps.

A sample installation file:

  *** Installation Started 10/2/00 10:39:21 ***
  Title: Service Update
  Source: C:\TEMP\GLB27.tmp
  Made Dir: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\bin\emsmta.exe
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\emsmta.exe
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\bin\x400om.dll
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\x400om.dll
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\mtadata\p2.xv2
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\p2.xv2
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\bin\p2.xv2
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\p2.001
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\mtadata\p42.tpl
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\p42.tpl
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\mtadata\p772.tpl
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\p772.tpl
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\mtadata\dbserver.sch
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\dbserver.sch
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\mtadata\infoplog.cfg
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\infoplog.cfg
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\mtadata\dcprods.cat
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\dcprods.cat
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\bin\dcprods.cat
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\dcprods.001
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\res\mtamsg.dll
  File Overwrite: C:\EXCHSRVR\bin\mtaperf.dll
  Backup Copy: C:\EXCHSRVR\Q251137\mtaperf.dll
  Made Dir: C:\WINNT\symbols
  Made Dir: C:\WINNT\symbols\exe
  File Copy: C:\WINNT\symbols\exe\emsmta.dbg
  Made Dir: C:\WINNT\symbols\dll
  File Copy: C:\WINNT\symbols\dll\x400om.dbg
  File Copy: C:\WINNT\symbols\dll\mtamsg.dbg
  File Copy: C:\WINNT\symbols\dll\mtaperf.dbg
  User Rights: Admin

A sample restore:

1. To restore the Emsmta.exe file, copy or move the Emsmta.exe file from the
  C:\Exchsrvr\Q251137\ folder, and then overwrite the file in the path
  C:\Exchsrvr\Bin\ folder.

2. When prompted, select Yes to overwrite the existing file.

A sample of a duplicate file restore:

1. To restore the P2.xv2 file, copy or move the P2.xv2 file from the
  C:\Exchsrvr\Q251137\ folder, and then overwrite the file in the path
  C:\Exchsrvr\Mtadata\ folder.

2. To restore the second P2.xv2 file, copy or move the P2.001 file from the
  C:\Exchsrvr\Q251137\ folder to the C:\Exchsrvr\Bin\ folder.

3. Remove the P2.xv2 file that is located in the C:\Exchsrvr\Bin\ folder.

4. Rename the P2.001 file to P2.xv2.

5. After all files have been placed in the correct locations, restart the
  server. The MTA comes back up restored to the point before you applied the
  fix.

For additional information about this fix, click the article number below to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q251137 XADM: Exchange Server 5.5 Post-SP3 Message Transfer Agent Fixes
  Available

Additional query words: Q251137

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Keywords          : exc55sp3 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP3
Version           : :5.5 SP3
Issue type        : kbhowto

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