How to install Exchange Server 2007 SP3 on a computer that is running Windows SBS 2008

This article discusses the steps that are required to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server (Windows SBS) 2008.

To download and install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3, visit the following Microsoft website:

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

    

Note Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on a computer that is running Windows SBS 2008, you first had to install an installation tool. For more information about the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP 2 Installation Tool for Windows SBS 2008, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft KNowledge Base:

974271  Description of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 Installation Tool for Windows Small Business Server 2008

This tool is not required to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3 on a computer that is running Windows SBS 2008.

1. Stop the following services:
   • FSCController
   • Microsoft Exchange Information Store
   • Microsoft Exchange Transport
2. Open an elevated command prompt.
   
   To open an elevated command prompt, click Start
   
    , type cmd in the Start Search box, right-clickcmd.exe in the Programs list, and then click Run as administrator.
   
   
   
    If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or provide confirmation.
3. Change the current directory to the following directory:
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Forefront Security\Exchange Server
4. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   fscutility /disable
   After you run this command, you receive the following message:
   Removing dependencies...
   dependency on FSCController removed from Microsoft Information Store
   dependency on FSEIMC removed from Microsoft Exchange Transport Service
   Microsoft Exchange Transport Service Agent registration removed
   
   Status: Microsoft Forefront Server Security NOT Integrated.

After the Forefront Client Security (FCS) scan engine is disabled, you should be able to install the service pack.

After the service pack setup is complete, you must enable Forefront Client Security (FCS) scan engine if you disabled it. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Stop the following services:
   • Microsoft Exchange Information Store
   • Microsoft Exchange Transport
2. Open an elevated command prompt.
   
   To open an elevated command prompt, click Start
   
    , type cmd in the Start Search box, right-clickcmd.exe in the Programs list, and then click Run as administrator.
   
   
   
    If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or provide confirmation.
3. Change the current directory to the following directory:
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Forefront Security\Exchange Server
4. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   fscutility /enable
5. Restart the following services:
   • Microsoft Exchange Information Store
   • Microsoft Exchange Transport

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Known issues that may occur after you install Exchange Server 2007 SP3

After you install Exchange Server 2007 SP3, you may be unable to access the following Web sites:

• https://sites/owa
• https://sites/remote

Note This issue occurs only if the Internet Address Management wizard has not already been run on the computer.

To resolve this issue, edit the bindings for the SBS Web Applications site to select the correct certificate. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Expand server_name.
   
   Note The server_name placeholder represents the name of the server.
3. Expand Web Sites.
4. Right-click SBS Web Applications, and then click Edit Bindings.
5. Click HTTPs port 443, and then click Edit.
6. Under SSL certificate, select the Sites certificate.