I have a recovery box in place without the actual production Active Directory database, but I have built it the same has what he has. Now, I cannot get the original Active Directory database, as he also rebuilt the DC.

This is what I am doing to recover mail:

* Placed log files within a directory and verified consistancy
* Removed the checkpoint file
* Renamed the highest log file to "E00.log"
* Then remounted the database

What I found in the application log was that Exchange had begun the recovery process, but it could not find the database because the logs had the location of the original database in the header information. Obviously the recovery process failed.

I then moved the databases to the location of what the logs said the databases should be. Now I just get the following:

#1
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Event Type: Information
Event Source: ESE
Event Category: Logging/Recovery
Event ID: 301
Date: 2/2/2002
Time: 6:29:35 PM
User: N/A
Computer: TEST-W2002-NET
Description:
Information Store (3104) a0c05732-a658-464d-bfad-7ccaaca5fbec: The database engine has begun replaying logfile E:\Program Files\EXCHSRVR\Logs\E0000001.log.

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#2
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: ESE
Event Category: Logging/Recovery
Event ID: 454
Date: 2/2/2002
Time: 6:29:35 PM
User: N/A
Computer: TEST-W2002-NET
Description:
Information Store (3104) Database recovery/restore failed with unexpected error -539.

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Anyone have ANY ideas about this one? The email that is contained within these log files need to recovered as some very important emails exist.

Thanks for any information you might provide.