Running Windows 2003 SP1 Security Configuration Wizard May Prevent Outlook Access to Exchange

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The Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) adds the Exchange services executables to the Exceptions tab of the Windows Firewall. However, if these executables are not found in the default location then SCW misses them.

The Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) adds the Exchange services executables to the Exceptions tab of the Windows Firewall. However, if these executables are not found in the default location ("c:\program files\Exchsrvr"), then SCW misses them.

The following Microsoft KB article shows how to overcome this problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=896742

About Amit Zinman

Amit Zinman photo Currently working as Project Manager and Systems Consultant, heading and consulting on Exchange and NT/Windows 2000 based migrations and deployments for large companies such as Checkpoint, Comverse, Smarteam, Nice, Aladdin and leading Israeli Banks, Also involved in writing scripts and custom solutions for clients based on ADSI, CDO and Visual Basic and teaching Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 in MSCE colleges and lecturing in Microsoft User Groups.

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