Q152684: XCLN: Reinstalling Exchange Client Deletes Files

Article: Q152684
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 30-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have a dual boot machine, a Microsoft Exchange client for one of the
operating systems on drive C:, a Microsoft Exchange client for the other
operating system installed on drive D:, and you reinstall the Microsoft Exchange
client on drive D;, several files will be deleted from the Microsoft Exchange
client directory on drive C:.

This will only occur if both Microsoft Exchange clients were installed using the
default directory name. In addition, if you perform a Remove All before the
reinstall, no files on drive C: will be affected.


MORE INFORMATION
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The files that will be removed from the C:\Exchange directory are Exchng32.exe,
Mlshext.dll, and Scanpst.exe.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 4.0 of Microsoft
Exchange. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400DOS kbExchange500DOS kbExchange400NT kbExchange500NT kbExchange400Win95 kbExchange500Win95
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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