XCON: How to Remove Q251137 Fixes from an Exchange Server 5.5 SP3 Computer (275292)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3
This article was previously published under Q275292

SUMMARY

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:

251137 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

  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:

251137 XADM: Exchange Server 5.5 Post-SP3 Message Transfer Agent Fixes Available

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/28/2005
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