Remove Message Queuing Objects from Active Directory Domain Services

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can use this procedures to remove Message Queuing objects from Active Directory Domain Services.

Membership in <Domain>\Domain Users, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To remove the msmq object for a specific computer from Active Directory Domain Services

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

  2. On the View menu, click Users, Groups, and Computers as containers.

  3. On the View menu, click Advanced Features.

  4. In the console tree, right-click msmq.

    Where?

    • Active Directory Users and Computers/YourDomain/YourOrganizationalUnit (such as Computers or Domain Controllers)/YourComputer/msmq

  5. Click Delete. When prompted, click Yes.

To remove the MSMQ Settings object for a specific computer from Active Directory Domain Services

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Sites and Services.

  2. In the details pane, right-click Msmq Settings.

    Where?

    • Active Directory Sites and Services/Sites/YourSite/Servers/ YourServer/MSMQ Settings

  3. Click Delete. When prompted, click Yes.

Additional considerations

  • It is best to remove Message Queuing objects from Active Directory Domain Services by uninstalling the Message Queuing directory service integration feature from the actual computer. It is recommended that you perform the procedure above only if you cannot uninstall the Message Queuing directory service integration feature from a computer, such as during a hardware malfunction, if you no longer have physical access to the computer, or if Message Queuing Setup has failed. For information about how to uninstall Message Queuing software from a computer, see Additional references.

  • When you remove Message Queuing objects from Active Directory Domain Services, all queues and messages are also removed. However, actual Message Queuing software, including registry values and storage files, remains on the computer.

  • If you remove objects for an in-routing or out-routing server, the server is also removed from the routing lists of all clients using that server.

  • If you remove objects for a site gate, the server is also removed from the associated routing link.

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