Additional Notes About Exchange Server 5.5 120-Day Evaluation Copy

WARNING: You must have previously installed Exchange Server 5.5 120-Day Evaluation 
         Copy in order to apply this patch.

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Installing Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 120-Day Evaluation patch for the
Information Store.

STEP TO INSTALL
==============

Download the compressed setup file appropriate for the server for your hardware
platform. Select the appropriate files as indicated by the following list:
		
		Alpha AXP(TM)		EVALSTRA.EXE
		Intel(R)		EVALSTRI.EXE
		

1.  Download appropriate file to a temporary location on the servers local hard 
    drive.
    Example: English version for the Intel platform will be located at :
    ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/Eval-Fix/EVALSTRI.EXE
2.  Unzip the file by typing the file name of the self-extracting archive
    at the command prompt.
    Example: The version for the Intel platform will be EVALSTRI.EXE.
3.  Stop the Microsoft Exchange Information Store Service.
4.  Go to the Exchange servers Bin directory Example: c:\exchsrvr\bin\.
5.  Rename the old file STORE.EXE to STORE.BAK. 
6.  Copy the new STORE.EXE into the Exchange servers Bin directory.
7.  Restart the Microsoft Exchange Information Store Service.

If you have the Exchange symbols installed, replace the STORE.DBG files
with the newer version in the <systemroot>\symbols directory.

Article ID: 

Q193485: XADM: Exchange Server 5.5 120-Day Evaluation Copy Expiring

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 120-Day Evaluation Copy
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SYMPTOMS
========

The 120-day evaluation copy of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 does not send
or receive messages if it is installed after Sept 1, 1998. Messages remain
in the user’s Outbox and the following Event ID 1182 is logged in the
application event log:

  Stop Error in Event App Log, Event ID 1182
  Thank you for your participation in the Microsoft Exchange Server beta
  program.
  Your license to use this beta version of the Microsoft Exchange Server
  software has expired. Contact Microsoft Corporation.

CAUSE
=====

The Exchange 5.5 120-day Evaluation Copy verifies that the expiration date
is between 1996 and 1998. If the expiration date falls outside this date
range, the evaluation copy expires.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, a supported fix that corrects this problem is now
available from Microsoft. This fix has been posted to the following
Internet location:

   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/Eval-Fix

Alternatively, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone
numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following
address on the World Wide Web:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:

   Component: Store.exe

   File Name     Version
   --------------------------
   Store.exe     5.05.1960.8

To apply the fix, stop the information store service. Copy the updated
Store.exe file over the Store.exe file that was installed with the
evaluation copy. Restart the information store service.

STATUS
=======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5 Evaluation Copy.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The 120-day evaluation copy is located on the following Web site:

   http://backoffice.microsoft.com/downtrial/moreinfo/exchange.asp


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