Cannot Uninstall Exchange 2003 from former SBS2003 server

Hi,
I have this problem uninstalling Exchange 2003 from a prior SBS2003 installation.
Started with SBS2003 with Exchange2003 on server1
Then added server2, with Exchange2003 Standard
Then transitioned succesfully Server1 from SBS2003 to Server2003 Standard with Exchange2003 standard.
Now I have added 3 Exchange2010 servers and migrated completely to Exchange2010.
Uninstallation of Exchange2003 Standard from Server2 went succesfully.
I cannot find a way to uninstall the last Exchange2003 Standard from Server1
In Control Panel add remove programs there's no option to enter SBS setup anymore.
When starting setup.exe from SBS CD2 (i386 directory) I'm asked for a Product Key but I have no valid key to enter. Tried SBS key, Transition key, nothing works.
When downloading an Exchange2003 SP2 installation exe I only have the option to upgrade the existing installation. No option to uninstall.
What is the way forward? I'm stuck right now.
Regards,
Joost

Hello,
If you don't uninstall exchange 2003 in Control Panel add/remove programs, you may need to uninstall it by ADSIEDIT. Do not remove this Administrative Group unless you’re absolutely sure there’s
no object in Active Directory referencing this Administrative Group in the ExchangeLegacyDN attribute.
More information for your reference.
http://blog.dargel.at/2012/02/23/remove-legacy-exchange-server-using-adsi/ (Note: Microsoft is providing
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