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I recently started dealing with a client, they've been running Windows Server
2003 standard Edition and Exchange.
They only have 1 server and the power supply was intermitent which corrupted
the OS and AD to the point I had to rebuild the whole OS and AD.
My problem is because the previous IT had no disaster recovery plan, or
backups.
I cant rebuild the same AD, that means I had to demote all client computers
from the old domain and add to the new one.
I tryied to do a backup of outlook files so the users wouldn't lose their
old emails and contacts.
But of course when I try to restore the backup the credentials of the
mailbox aren't the same so my client pretty much lost everything within
Outlook, I managed to recover their files and documents from the old server.
Coming to the point, on their HDD the old outlook files are present, anyone
has any idea on how to recover those contacts from the .ost files?
Tried replacing the outlook settings in the hidden folders, but the same
credential problem.
The old AD doesn't exist anymore so credentials cant be checked.
I'll apreciate any help, and my client is desperato to recover his old
contats.
2003 standard Edition and Exchange.
They only have 1 server and the power supply was intermitent which corrupted
the OS and AD to the point I had to rebuild the whole OS and AD.
My problem is because the previous IT had no disaster recovery plan, or
backups.
I cant rebuild the same AD, that means I had to demote all client computers
from the old domain and add to the new one.
I tryied to do a backup of outlook files so the users wouldn't lose their
old emails and contacts.
But of course when I try to restore the backup the credentials of the
mailbox aren't the same so my client pretty much lost everything within
Outlook, I managed to recover their files and documents from the old server.
Coming to the point, on their HDD the old outlook files are present, anyone
has any idea on how to recover those contacts from the .ost files?
Tried replacing the outlook settings in the hidden folders, but the same
credential problem.
The old AD doesn't exist anymore so credentials cant be checked.
I'll apreciate any help, and my client is desperato to recover his old
contats.