export SBS 2008 mailboxes to pst files

You can't do that directly in SBS 2008.

You have to install exchange 2007 w\sp1 mgmt tools in a x32 bit windows.

in this case, use a windows 2003 member server,

1. download exchange 2007 w sp1 from MS site, x86 is a demo version
2. install powershell
3. install .net 2
4. install .net 2 updates
5. install exchange 2007 sp1, choose custom install, select exchange management tools

upon installation, autoupdate detected rollup 9 is availabe for install

missing messages in PST file

I had used shadow protect imaged this sony notebook before, funny this time when I copied the pst file back, there is a gap in between. bizzare thing is the pst file time-stamp is ok.

then started process of elimination, by deleting all old messges, there isn't much left in the pst file, so there aren't many messages in the pst.
 he must have used something esle for email.

you dont have permission to open this PST file

Graig the great, finally decided after 9 years of playing with windows 2000, that he needs a windows 7 computer.

I feel good to sell him a lenovo PC with some discount.

removed oem verision of o2k7, installed o2k7 small biz retail which is on special, same price as the basic version.

Craig has a peer-2-peer network in his office, so I copied his profile to another PC, then copied his data back to new PC.

No, windows 7 cardspace can't open windows 2000 cardspace files...or is it? somehow got around this problem..

the biggest problem is can't open PST files from outlook 2000(2002?). I kept getting error like "no permission ..."  even if i granted the user full control.... never seen this kind of problem before...

install o2k7 sp2, then make a copy of the outlook2000 pst file like craigpst-copy, then outlook 2007 can open this file-copy now.

then the local LF2000 need a dongle to run.... the local law society techie Jenny just disappeared after my first phone call....

the last thing, is his dictation phone software is nowhere to be downloaded... olympus .... transcribe/DSS player.... the original supplier just disappeared... he is Not happy...

exchange 2003 and Exmerge

exchange 2003 and Exmerge, PST file dumps wont work properly once the size reachs 2GB. even if the size in ESM is less than 2GB. the PST pst file size can still be way higher.