Outlook 2003

Windows server 2003 with Exchange.

Outlook 2003 has been installed onto this server. I have tried to remove it
but get the msi file is not available even with the correct disk in the CD. I
have checked the msi file and it is there, if I try and run it I get an
incorrect patch error!

Question; Can I use the mirosoft uninstall tool (msicuu2.exe) safely on a
2003 server?

 

"Denis" <Denis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Windows server 2003 with Exchange.
>
> Outlook 2003 has been installed onto this server. I have tried to remove
> it
> but get the msi file is not available even with the correct disk in the
> CD. I
> have checked the msi file and it is there, if I try and run it I get an
> incorrect patch error!
>
> Question; Can I use the mirosoft uninstall tool (msicuu2.exe) safely on a
> 2003 server?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


Just to state up front, Outlook shouldn't be installed on an Exchange server
due to the MAPI differences.

As for uninistalling OUtlook, did you get incorrect patch or path error?
I've never used msicuu2.exe, but it may remove necessary files. Have you
tried re-installing it, then uninstalling it? You may have to make sure the
correct MAPI.dll file is in place after the installation for Exchange to
use.

More info on the msicuu2.exe file. Read the cautions in the links.

Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility


You receive the "This patch package could not be opened" error message in an
Office program



--
Ace

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
confers no rights.

Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among
responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.

Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA Messaging
Microsoft Certified Trainer

For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
for regional support phone numbers.

 

msicuu is the last resort. It does not uninstall the application. It removes
from the Windows installer database the knowledge that it is installed. This
enables you to install it again, or delete the files and registry keys. You
can use it safely on the server. However it will not undo any damage caused
by installing it.
Anthony


"Denis" <Denis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CAC8600F-9EC4-41FE-8EB7-0BEFC6E1127D@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Windows server 2003 with Exchange.
>
> Outlook 2003 has been installed onto this server. I have tried to remove
> it
> but get the msi file is not available even with the correct disk in the
> CD. I
> have checked the msi file and it is there, if I try and run it I get an
> incorrect patch error!
>
> Question; Can I use the mirosoft uninstall tool (msicuu2.exe) safely on a
> 2003 server? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I was getting Outlook off the server due to the possible problems with
Exchange on the same machine.

I took a flier, after trying all the normal approaches, and ran msicuu.exe
on the server then removed all the office11 files (only outlook was installed
no other Office apps). It appears to work fine. The server appears OK.

Phew!

"Ace Fekay [MCT]" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> "Denis" <Denis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CAC8600F-9EC4-41FE-8EB7-0BEFC6E1127D@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Windows server 2003 with Exchange.
> >
> > Outlook 2003 has been installed onto this server. I have tried to remove
> > it
> > but get the msi file is not available even with the correct disk in the
> > CD. I
> > have checked the msi file and it is there, if I try and run it I get an
> > incorrect patch error!
> >
> > Question; Can I use the mirosoft uninstall tool (msicuu2.exe) safely on a
> > 2003 server?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
> Just to state up front, Outlook shouldn't be installed on an Exchange server
> due to the MAPI differences.
>
> As for uninistalling OUtlook, did you get incorrect patch or path error?
> I've never used msicuu2.exe, but it may remove necessary files. Have you
> tried re-installing it, then uninstalling it? You may have to make sure the
> correct MAPI.dll file is in place after the installation for Exchange to
> use.
>
> More info on the msicuu2.exe file. Read the cautions in the links.
>
> Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
>
>
> You receive the "This patch package could not be opened" error message in an
> Office program
>
>
>
> --
> Ace
>
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
> confers no rights.
>
> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among
> responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA Messaging
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>
> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
> for regional support phone numbers.
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

"Denis" <Denis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34E64388-0AB5-43DE-B074-007E4B6E9F9F@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>I was getting Outlook off the server due to the possible problems with
> Exchange on the same machine.
>
> I took a flier, after trying all the normal approaches, and ran msicuu.exe
> on the server then removed all the office11 files (only outlook was
> installed
> no other Office apps). It appears to work fine. The server appears OK.
>
> Phew!
><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


I would heed Anthony's warnings regarding what it does. Therefore, keep in
mind the MAPI differences. Outlook uses Simple MAPI, and Exchange 2003 uses
Extended MAPI. The don't show up with those identifiers (simple or
extended), but you can tell from the file sizes, versions and dates on the
dll. The Extended version is 10 times the size of the simple version.

Check your mapi32.dll versions left behind, in \program files\exchsvr\bin,
windows\system32 and in \program files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\NT.
They should read as (SP2 version). Exchange has its copy in the bin folder,
but copies it to system32, and registers that version during setup.

The latest should be:
mapi32.dll, 11/25/08, ver 6.5.7654.12, 623KB

If any different, you may have to reinstall Exchange using the reinstall
option. However you can try another way by stopping the info store,
unregister mapi32.dll, copy the files from an Exchange SP2 source into the
system32 folder, and re-register it.

Cmd prompt, navigate to windows\system32, then run:

regsvr32 /u mapi32.dll
copy the correct version
regsvr32.dll mapi32.dll

Mapi32.dll is the wrong version


Microsoft does not support installing Exchange Server components and Outlook
on the same computer


Installing Microsoft Outlook on Exchange Server 2003 (says you may have to
re-install Exchange using the reinstall option):


Ace