DOCUMENT:Q179220  22-MAR-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XADM: Error Trying to Delete Mailbox from Mailbox Resources
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are running Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0, and you try to
delete a mailbox from the Mailbox Resources leaf under Server, Private
Information Store, you will receive the following error message:

   The object is no longer available. Press F5 to refresh the display, and then
   try again.
   Microsoft Exchange Administrator
   ID no: C1030745

CAUSE
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The Exchange Server Administrator program does not allow the object to be
deleted in this way.

WORKAROUND
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To delete the mailbox, select it from the global address list (GAL) or a valid
Recipients Container, and then select Delete.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Administrator
program version 5.0. This has been fixed in Microsoft Exchange version 5.5.

MORE INFORMATION
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In Exchange version 5.5, under Server, Private Information Store, Mailbox
Resources, the Edit, Delete menu item is dimmed, and the Delete button is
disabled.

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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