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can fresh install of Exchange connect to existing DBs? - 8.Feb.2012 5:53:34 PM

exsupporttd

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we "had" a Exchange 2007 standard server running on Windows 2008. The system partition with the OS and Exchange binaries died. The other array with the db's is fine. I was going to do a recovery but realized the rebuilt computer was added back to AD w/ the same name without first resetting the computer account in AD :( So I don't think AD restore will help at this pint since the new account overwrote the old account and when I run adrestore I don't see the object listed as deleted. I could do a system state restore on the DC I suppose but was curious if I could just do a clean install of Exchange and attach the DBs as I've done in previous versions? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

< Message edited by exsupporttd -- 8.Feb.2012 6:47:24 PM >