Unable to run setup.exe on Storage Server 2003 R2

[Guest kc2kth@arrl.net]

It appears that I am unable to install software on Windows Storage

Server 2003 R2. Specifically I am trying to install the Exchange

System Tools as we require the MAPI piece for a file management

related service. Attempting to kick off the Exchange installation I

receive the message:

 

Windows cannot open this program since it has been disabled.

>From searches I've deduced that Storage Server is based on 2003 Server

Web Edition and this is a limitation (understandably) built into Web

edition. However, this isn't a web server. This is a file server that

I believe should behave more like one.

 

Has anyone else run into this and, although I'm quite certain I know

the answer, is there a workaround in order to get the ESM installed on

Storage Server?

 

thanks in advance!

[Guest Olaf Engelke [MVP Windows Server]]

Re: Unable to run setup.exe on Storage Server 2003 R2

 

Hello,

<kc2kth@arrl.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag

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> It appears that I am unable to install software on Windows Storage

> Server 2003 R2. Specifically I am trying to install the Exchange

> System Tools as we require the MAPI piece for a file management

> related service. Attempting to kick off the Exchange installation I

> receive the message:

>

> Windows cannot open this program since it has been disabled.

>

>>From searches I've deduced that Storage Server is based on 2003 Server

> Web Edition and this is a limitation (understandably) built into Web

> edition. However, this isn't a web server. This is a file server that

> I believe should behave more like one.

>

what you believe is not what Microsoft thinks about the usage of that OS,

maybe.

But you may check, if the following article may help you:

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-2003-Windows-Storage-Server.html

"Exchange 2003 and Windows Storage Server"

Best greetings from Germany

Olaf