Exchange 2007

Shortcuts to the Exchange Toolbox tools

Other Versions of Exchange

This article is also available for other versions of Exchange.

Exchange 2010
Exchange 2013

Introduction

The Exchange Management Console contains a number of useful tools for managing Exchange, which are actually separate items. This means that it is quite easy to setup a shortcuts in your Start Menu for those tools, so that you don't have to start them through the Exchange Management Console.

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You can either create them manually, or use the script on this page.

To create the shortcuts, use the new shortcut wizard and enter the Path shown. Once complete, edit the shortcut and change the icon. The path to the icons is also shown.

Unless otherwise stated, the icons for each shortcut can be found in the following location.

%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\Microsoft.Exchange.Management.NativeResources.dll

	Configuration Management Tools
	Best Practises Analyzer %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\ExBPA.exe
	Details Templates Editor mmc "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\Details Templates Editor.msc"
	Public Folder Management Console mmc "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\Public Folder Management Console.msc"
	Remote Connectivity Analyser http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=154308
	Disaster Recovery Tools
	Database Recovery Management "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\ExTRA.exe" -AS -PS LaunchDatabaseRecoveryManagement
	Database Troubleshooter "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\ExTRA.exe" -AS -PS LaunchDatabaseTroubleshooter
	Mail Flow Tools
	Mail Flow Troubleshooter "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\ExTRA.exe" -AS -PS LaunchMailflowTroubleshooter (Icon available simply by pressing "Change icon")
	Message Tracking "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\ExTRA.exe" -AS -PS LaunchMessageTracking (Icon available simply by pressing "Change icon")
	Queue Viewer mmc "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\Exchange Queue Viewer.msc"
	Routing Log Viewer "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\RoutingView.exe"
	Performance Tools
	Performance Monitor mmc "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\ExchPrf.msc" (Icon available simply by pressing "Change icon")
	Performance Troubleshooter "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\ExTRA.exe" -AS -PS LaunchPerformanceTroubleshooter (Icon available simply by pressing "Change icon")