XADM: How To Use Filever.exe To Verify File Versions

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The information in this article should only be used as one of the troubleshooting steps when you experience problems with Exchange Server after it has been upgraded. Perform the following steps after upgrading from Exchange Server version 4.0 to 5.0, from Exchange Server 4.0 to 5.5, or from Exchange Server 5.0 to 5.5. Additionally, the following steps should be used for verification after a service pack or a hotfix has been applied.

The computer running Exchange Server will not function adequately or may not function at all if there are "old" file versions in the Exchsrvr\bin directory.

Contact Microsoft's Product Support Services to obtain this utility.

1. Copy the utility to your local drive. It can be placed in any folder on the drive.
2. From the command prompt, change to the folder that contains Filever.exe.
3. Type the following:
   filever <drive letter>:\exchsrvr\bin
   For example, filever c:\exchsrvr\bin. This checks all file versions in that directory.
4. You can be more specific by including the type of file you want to check. For example, filever c:\exchsrvr\bin\*.exe.
5. It is often useful to send the output of this command to a text file that can be more easily reviewed. To send the output of the command to a text file called binfiles.txt, type the following:
   filever <drive letter>:\exchsrvr\bin > binfiles.txt

To verify that you have the correct version of a file, you must compare the version or build number with the version from the appropriate Exchange Server compact disc.