I check the event log and i'm seeing the following event message:
Source: MSExchangeIS
Event ID: 5000
Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange Information Store Service. Error 0x800004005
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Browse All TopicsI just setup a new server. Its running Windows Server 2003 SBS, and Exchange 2003. It is going to be a replacement for a Windows 2000 Server running Exchange 2000. After the install of Exchange 2003 I got a message that a service has failed. I check the services and notices that the Microsoft Exchange Information Store is turned off. When I try to turn it back on i get the following message
Could not start the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service on Local Computer.
Error 1053: The service did not start respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.
What could be the problem?
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Yeah...run the Best Practices tool first and see what it says.
Also, check here: http://www.eventid.net/dis
Are you trying to bring this server online on the same network as the other one?
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by: TheCleanerPosted on 2006-03-09 at 13:16:58ID: 16149054
Is the server setup properly as a DC?
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It may not be able to contact the GC correctly.
You can run this http://www.microsoft.com/d
to find out if Exchange can function correctly.