Topic Last Modified: 2008-11-14
Exchange Server 2010 setup cannot continue installing the Exchange Management Tools because the target computer is not running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or a later version.
Exchange 2010 setup requires that the computer that is used for the Exchange Management Tools be running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or a later version.
To resolve this issue, do the following:
- Install the Exchange 2010 Management Tools on a
computer that is running
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or a later
version.
- Upgrade the computer that you want to run
Exchange 2010 Management Tools from to
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or a later
version.
For more information about how to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 , see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 948070, "Information and resources to use when you plan to upgrade Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=3052&kbid=948070).
For more information about Windows Server 2008, see the Windows Server 2008 technical documentation at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110980.
For more information about how to upgrade to Windows Vista see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 918884, "How to install Windows Vista" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=3052&kbid=918884).
For more information about Windows Vista, see the Windows Vista technical documentation at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134061.