I have a quick question for you. I am installing MS Exchange 2010 on a MS Server 2008 R2 box (GoDaddy Virtual Dedicated Server) and I have been getting an error I can’t seem to solve. So, I ran your script – number by number (except 7 because I ran 6) and I am still getting the same error. Here is the summary when I tried to install:

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Summary: 6 item(s). 3 succeeded, 1 failed.
Elapsed time: 00:00:31

Configuring Prerequisites
Completed

Elapsed Time: 00:00:01

Organization Prerequisites
Completed

Warning:
Setup is going to prepare the organization for Exchange 2010 by using ‘Setup /PrepareAD’. No Exchange 2007 server roles have been detected in this topology. After this operation, you will not be able to install any Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 servers.

Elapsed Time: 00:00:12

Languages Prerequisites
Completed

Elapsed Time: 00:00:03

Hub Transport Role Prerequisites
Failed

Error:
There was a problem accessing the registry on this computer. This may happen if the Remote Registry service is not running. It may also indicate a network problem or that the TCP/IP Netbios Helper service is not running.
Click here for help… http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms.exch.err.default(EXCHG.141).aspx?v=14.1.218.11&e=ms.exch.err.Ex28883C&l=0&cl=cp

Warning:
Installing Exchange Server on a domain controller will elevate the privileges for Exchange Trusted Subsystem to domain administrators.

Elapsed Time: 00:00:07

Client Access Role Prerequisites

Elapsed Time: 00:00:05

Mailbox Role Prerequisites
Pending

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Any help would be HUGH. I am stumped.

Thanks

This is excellent stuff and has saved vast amounts of time when building up test and live systems consistently thankyou. I wonder if you are able to update this to include the additional prerequisites as required by Service Pack 2 please? (I’m bound to make a mistake if I do it lol). Thanks again.

Great job dude!! Saved me a bunch of time. Best script I’ve seen like it

Great Job on the script.
Just an fyi, I used the latest version 3.2 and it did not add the asp.net and ISAPI filters on a CAS only install.

Thanks for this script. This makes building test labs so much easier. I’m starting on a new Exchange 2010 project and plan on building and flattening my lab quite a few times. This will save me a bunch of time!

So would option 11 be the best one to run for a typical exchange 2010 install? This install I speak of is also part of exchange 2003 transition, if that makes any difference.

Brotha this script set was amazing, ty so much for taking the time to save me a ton of time. I hope that you have a wonderful day.

I had errors occur when trying to deploy the filter pack Step 11

File: PDFFilter64installer.msi doesn’t exist, unzipping…You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\temp\Set-Exchange2010Features.ps1:217 char:31 $item = $zipfolder.parsename (“$target”) + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (parsename:String) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull
unzipped!

Remove-Item : Cannot find path ‘C:\Install\PDFiFilter64installer.zip’ because it does not exist.
At C:\temp\Set-Exchange2010Features.ps1:222 char:14 Remove-Item <<<< $source
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Install\PDFiFilter64installer.zip:String) [Remove-Item], ItemNotFoundException FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand

File: PDFFilter64installer.msi installing…The term '.\PDFFilter64installer.msi' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable pro
gram. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:27
+ .\PDFFilter64installer.msi <<<< /quiet /norestart /l* c:\Install\PDFiFilter64Installer.log
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (.\PDFFilter64installer.msi:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

I went and downloaded pdffilter64installer.msi from the adobe website and placed in c:\install but still got the same errors – this PC doesn't have internet access as I was keeping it isolated until I was ready to install

Please take a look at my new blog post for installing Exchange Server 2013 Preview prerequisites on Windows 2008 R2 SP1. I hope this new script is as useful as yours has been on my many Exchange 2010 installs. Thanks.

http://justaucguy.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/exchange-server-2013-preview-prerequisites-script-2008-r2-sp1/

I get the following errors when running #11:

Creating CLSIDs…
New-Item : The registry key at the specified path does not exist.
At C:\Users\***\Desktop\exch_installprereq.ps1:150 char:10
+ New-Item <<<< -Path $CLSIDKey -Name $PDFGuid -Value $pdfFilterLocation –
Type String
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (HKEY_LOCAL_MACH…\MSSearch\CL
SID:String) [New-Item], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Co
mmands.NewItemCommand

Setting threading model…
New-ItemProperty : Cannot find path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\V1
4\MSSearch\CLSID\{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}' because it does not ex
ist.
At C:\Users\***\Desktop\exch_installprereq.ps1:154 char:18
+ New-ItemProperty <<<< -Path "$CLSIDKey\$PDFGuid" -Name "ThreadingModel"
-Value "Both" -Type String
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (HKLM:\SOFTWARE\…8-CDBE4604160
3}:String) [New-ItemProperty], ItemNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewIt
emPropertyCommand

Setting Flags…
New-ItemProperty : Cannot find path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\V1
4\MSSearch\CLSID\{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}' because it does not ex
ist.
At C:\Users\***\Desktop\exch_installprereq.ps1:158 char:18
+ New-ItemProperty <<<< -Path "$CLSIDKey\$PDFGuid" -Name "Flags" -Value "1
" -Type Dword
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (HKLM:\SOFTWARE\…8-CDBE4604160
3}:String) [New-ItemProperty], ItemNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewIt
emPropertyCommand

Creating Filter Entries…
New-Item : The registry key at the specified path does not exist.
At C:\Users\***\Desktop\exch_installprereq.ps1:164 char:10
+ New-Item <<<< -Path $FiltersKey -Name ".pdf" -Value $PDFGuid -Type Strin
g
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (HKEY_LOCAL_MACH…SSearch\Filt
ers:String) [New-Item], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Co
mmands.NewItemCommand

Is there a reason why there is an option to disable IPv6 as a prereq? On our initial build of Exchange 2010 we disabled IPv6. Now Microsoft is stating that IPv6 should NOT be disabled on exchange 2010 servers.

@Pete
yes but how to run the script please help