Export-mailbox fails with error

while testing yet another ex2k7 implantation , i’ve encountered an error while trying to export mailboxs to pst with the Export-mailbox cmdlet.

I’ve verified full mailbox access permissions and 2007 32bit tools on xp sp2 with outlook 2007.

yet, still failed with the following error:

Export-Mailbox : Error was found for user01 (user01@mydomain.com)

because: Error occurred in the step: Approving object. An unknown error has occurred., error code: -2147221241

With some filtering of search results i’ve find a suggestion to run the cmd fixmapi in cmd.. if your not femiliar with this utility (like i was) , this util exists in your %systemroot%system32 , along with the mapi32.dll files .. besides that 3 notes for you:

  1. FixMAPI does not replace the current mapi32.dll file if the file is marked as read-only.
  2. FixMAPI does not replace the current mapi32.dll if Microsoft Exchange Server is installed on the computer.
  3. When FixMAPI makes a backup copy of the current copy of mapi32.dll on the computer, it assigns the backup copy a name different from “mapi32.dll”. It then directs subsequent calls intended for that assembly to the backup copy.

oh yea, closeing all applications and running fixmapi in cmd , just like that fixed the issue.

Ilan.

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