http://blogs.technet.com/asiasupp/archive/2007/06/26/how-to-move-exchange-server-2007-to-new-hardware-and-keep-the-same-server-name.aspxWe have received some requests regarding how to move Microsoft Exchange 2007 to new hardware and keep the same server name. You can find the solution by following detailed steps below. 1. Complete copy of the mailbox database.edb and pubic database.edben-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/asiasupp/archive/2007/06/26/how-to-move-exchange-server-2007-to-new-hardware-and-keep-the-same-server-name.aspx#3039455Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:53:09 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3039455patrick<p>do you have the procedure to move exchange 2007 sp1 located on a windows 2003 std R2 server to a windows 2008 std both server are in the same domain ex: mydomain.local</p> <p>regards</p> http://blogs.technet.com/asiasupp/archive/2007/06/26/how-to-move-exchange-server-2007-to-new-hardware-and-keep-the-same-server-name.aspx#3219531Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:02:51 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3219531Charles Mangan<p>Hi</p> <p>Can you really just move across the edb files, that is a manual copy?</p> <p>Or do you need to do a backup/restore using NTBackup?</p> <p>Thanks</p>