Topic Last Modified: 2007-10-04

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 setup cannot continue its attempt to install the Client Access server role, Mailbox server role, or the Exchange 2007 Administrative Tools on the Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based destination computer because the Internet Information Server (IIS) 6 Metabase Compatibility and IIS 6 Management Console components are not installed.

Exchange 2007 setup requires that the Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer where you are installing the Exchange 2007 Client Access server role, Mailbox server role, or the Exchange 2007 Administrative Tools has the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility and IIS 6 Management Console components installed.

To address this issue, install the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility Component to the destination computer, and then rerun Microsoft Exchange setup.

To install the IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility Components by using the Windows Server 2008 Server Manager

  1. Click Start, click Administrative Tools and then Server Manager.

  2. In the left navigation pane, expand Roles, and then right-click Web Server (IIS) and select Add Role Services.

  3. On the Select Role Services pane, scroll down to IIS 6 Management Compatibility.

  4. Select the check boxes for IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility and IIS 6 Management Console.

  5. Click Next from the Select Role Services pane, and then click Install at the Confirm Installations Selections pane.

  6. Click Close to leave the Add Role Services wizard.

To install the IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility Components by using the Windows Vista Control Panel

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Programs and Features, and then click Turn Windows features on or off.

  2. Open Internet Information Services.

  3. Open Web Management Tools.

  4. Open IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility.

  5. Select the check boxes for IIS 6 Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility and IIS 6 Management Console.

  6. Click OK.