How do I completely remove Exchange 2003 from network?

Question

I upgraded to Exchange 2007 around 6 years ago and thought I had completely removed Exchange 2003 from my infrastructure.

Now I'm trying to install Exchange 2013 and the install is saying that I still have a 2007 server.

Is there a recommended way on resolving this problem without having to find my Exchange 2003 installer/

Your question might have a typo...but maybe not. Does the exch2k13 installer say you still have a 2007 server or a 2003 server?? — TheCleaner, Oct 08 '13 at 00:37
Have you followed "Remove the last Legacy Exchange server" instructions? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg576862(v=exchg.141).aspx — TessellatingHeckler, Oct 08 '13 at 00:41

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 08 '13 at 00:40

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Microsoft have some good resources on this. See here

IF you have already done this, then you may need to use adsiedit to clean up legacy attributes. Before attempting this, I would recommend you do some research on removing exchange 2003 via adsiedit, there are some good blogs around that cover this. Example

answered Oct 08 '13 at 00:40

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Thanks exactly what I was looking for just didn't know how to phrase it. – Michael Oct 08 '13 at 00:50

How do I completely remove Exchange 2003 from network?

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