How to recreate re-create the Outlook Web Access-related virtual directories

Step 1: Delete and then re-create the Outlook Web Access-related virtual directories

To delete the Outlook Web Access-related virtual directories, follow these steps:
Start the Exchange Management Shell.

Type the following commands. Press ENTER after you type each command.

Note: These commands are case-sensitive.

Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchange (default web site)"
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "public (default web site)"
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchweb (default web site)"
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory "owa (default web site)"

To re-create the Outlook Web Access-related virtual directories, type the following commands at the Exchange Management Shell.

Press ENTER after you type each command:

New-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchange" -OwaVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType Mailboxes -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

New-OwaVirtualDirectory "public" -OwaVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType PublicFolders -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

New-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchweb" -OwaVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType Exchweb -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

New-OwaVirtualDirectory -name "owa" -OwaVersion Exchange2007 -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941201

Exchange 2000 Server Eseutil Command Line Switches

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317014

Example: eseutil /?

Uncovering the Exchange 2007 Edge Transport Server (Part 1)

http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/planning-architecture/uncovering-exchange-2007-edge-transport-server-part1.html

Test-OwaConnectivity

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997682.aspx

Securing an Exchange 2007 Client Access Server using a 3rd party SAN Certificate

http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/mobility-client-access/securing-exchange-2007-client-access-server-3rd-party-san-certificate.html

Exchange 2007 lessons learned - generating a certificate with a 3rd party CA

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/02/19/435472.aspx

Deploying Exchange Server 2003 in a Cluster

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123612(EXCHG.65).aspx

Resetting OWA Folder and IIS security permissions in Exchange 2003

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Resetting-OWA-Folder-IIS-security-permissions-Exchange-2003.html

How to restore an information store database in a clustered Exchange environment

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303949

Article ID: 303949

How to Do an Online Restore of an Exchange Cluster Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238063

Configuring Forms-Based Authentication in OWA and Exchange 2003

http://www.petri.co.il/configuring_forms_based_authentication_in_exchange_2003.htm

How to remove Exchange Server 2003 from your computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396

Enable Password Changing through OWA in Exchange 2003

http://www.petri.co.il/enable_password_changing_through_owa_in_exchange_2003.htm

Configuring the Change Password Feature in Outlook Web Access

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb684904.aspx

Implementing the Change Password feature with Outlook Web Access

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297121

How to block open SMTP relaying and clean up Exchange Server SMTP queues

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/kb00324958.aspx

Using SCW on Windows Server 2008

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.03.securitywatch.aspx?pr=blog

Slow Shutdown of Exchange 2003 Server Installed on DC

Method #1: Services kill timeout

Follow these easy steps:
Run Regedit and navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WaitToKillServiceTimeout
The default value of WaitToKillServiceTimeout is set to 600000. Change it to 120000.
Exit the registry editor and reboot the server.
Note: Changing the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value may have some undesired effects on other services, use this method at your own risk.

Method #2: Manually stop Exchange related services - my choice

The best choice is to manually shutdown the Exchange related services before trying to shutdown or reboot the server. You can do so manually by going to the Services snap-in in the Administrative Tools menu and stopping the specific Exchange related services, or doing so from the CMD:
net stop MSExchangeES
net stop IMAP4Svc
net stop POP3Svc
net stop RESvc
net stop MSExchangeSRS
net stop MSExchangeMGMT
net stop MSExchangeMTA
net stop MSExchangeIS /Y
net stop MSExchangeSA /Y

http://www.petri.co.il/slow_shutdown_of_exchange_2003_server_installed_on_dc.htm

Creating A Certificate For Outlook Web Access 2003 Using SelfSSL

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Creating-Certificate-OWA2003-SelfSSL.html

Keyword: SSL

How to reset the default virtual directories that are required to provide Outlook Web Access, Exchange ActiveSync, and Outlook Mobile Access services

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/883380

Securing Outlook Web Access using SSL

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/MF004.html

Keyword: SSL