You may experience problems with your server running Exchange 2000 on a stand-alone member server or a node running Exchange 2000 within an Exchange 2000 cluster. However, these problems may not necessarily require you to perform a database restore or a complete recovery of the server. For example, you can repair Exchange 2000 by repairing your Exchange databases, or by reinstalling Exchange 2000.

Note Before attempting to perform any of the following procedures, restart your Exchange server. Restarting the server may resolve the problem.
This section contains the following topics regarding Exchange 2000 repair processes:

• Reinstalling Exchange 2000 over a damaged installation
• Repairing Exchange 2000 databases
• Repairing full-text indexing

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
• Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server