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Default Website in IIS on Server 2003 is stopped and wont start

I have a server 2003 server and I have been trying to access our OWA on the server (it is an exchange box). I was checking IIS and noticed that the default website in the IIS control panel says (Stopped) next to it. I tried restarting it but everytime I do the system responds by saying a The Process Cannot Access the File because It Is In Use By Another Process.

Any ideas as to what process is using this and how to release it.

Thanks.

Interserv

You might want to make sure that no files are open from the home directory or any of it's ubdirectories. You can check that in computer management under system tools, shared folders, open files.

sk_raja_raja

Check the port settings ... You have to change the port from 80 to 8080, if you have multiple websites ...
Right click on the website from IIS, go to properties, and change the port ...

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placebo69a

This has happened to me before, and when I sought help I could find no viable solution for this problem. I ended up removing IIS and then reinstalling it, and finally recovering the owa site installation using this article.
Let me know if this helps. :)

Exchange_Geek

What are the errors in the application logs when you start IIS service ??
Please run Exchange Best Practice Analyzer tool - health check - www.exbpa.com
The above link works fine where you remove VDirs and recreate.