Using Export-Mailbox CmdLet to export to PST file

In order to export mail to a PST file, EMS requires an Outlook MAPI to be present. Otherwise,

That means you must use 32-bit version of the Exchange Management Tools on an Outlook-installed workstation because 64bit EMS process cannot load 32-bit MAPI subsystem.

Thus, I quickly ran through a Vista 32bit set up steps.

1. Install Outlook

2. Install IIS Requirements

3. Install 32bit Exchange Management Tools, here.

Done!

Getting Export-Mailbox Cmdlet to work

After installing Exchange 2007 SP1 Management Tools on Windows 2003 SP2 x86 and Outlook 2007 with SP1, the export-mailbox cmdlet was returning this error:

Export-Mailbox : Error was found for "Name" () because: Error occurred in the step: Approving object. An unknown error has occurred., error code: -2147221233

Running FixMapi.exe from the command prompt easily fixes the problem.

Installing Exchange 2007 SP1 Management Tools on Vista

After attending Harold's Technet Event in Phoenix area, I realized that I can install Exchange 2007 Management Tools on my Vista box.

I already had Powershell for Vista installed, so that was not a problem. Exchange GUI setup Wizard allowed me to run Setup. However, it came back as an error. You have to install two features for Management Tools. You need IIS6 Management Console and IIS Metabase and IIS6 Configuration compatiblity.

Go to Control Panels -> Programs and Features. Then, select "Turn on Features on or off".

Select these features:

Click Ok. Let the Features install.
Then, Install Management Tools as usual.