How to Remove Mobile Information Server Components from a Server

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If you previously installed the Microsoft Mobile Information Server Exchange Event Sink component on an Exchange 2000 server, you must remove the component before you can install or upgrade to Exchange Server 2003. If you want to retain Mobile Information Server functionality, do not upgrade the Exchange 2000 servers that are running Mobile Information Server. Instead, upgrade to Exchange 2003 on other servers in your organization. This procedure outlines how to remove Mobile Information Server components from a server.

Procedure

To remove Mobile Information Server components from a server

  1. Verify that you have the proper permissions to uninstall Mobile Information Server. To uninstall Mobile Information Server, you must be a member of the Microsoft Mobility Admins group, as well as a member of the local Administrators group on the computer from which you are uninstalling Mobile Information Server.

  2. On the server with Mobile Information Server installed, click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

  4. On the Change or Remove Programs screen, select Mobile Information Server.

  5. Click Remove.

  6. Click Yes to confirm that you want to remove Mobile Information Server.

  7. On the warning about wireless enabled users, click Yes.