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If Im going to install a new operating system on the old hardware, what is the purpose of uninstalling Exchange and performing cleanup tasks on the old server?

April 26, 2017exchange going hardware install operating system purpose uninstalling

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If Im going to install a new operating system on the old hardware, what is the purpose of uninstalling Exchange and performing cleanup tasks on the old server?

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You cannot demote the old server if Exchange Server is still installed. When you uninstall Exchange and clean up Active Directory, you can then demote the old server from the domain and not leave old entries in Active Directory.