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by jorge.gonzalez 1 view

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Any comments are appreciated:

after finished installing the Windows security patches, our exchnage 2000 services are not starting, the error:

Microsoft System attendant is not a valid Win32 application.

I will be trying to replace the each file under the exchange BIN folder, anyone has any ideas what other solutions for this problem.

Thanks

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by maxwell edison

This is similar, and may provide a resolution.

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q300517.

"Exchange 2000 Services Do Not Start After Windows 2000 SP2 Upgrade."

SYMPTOMS:
After you upgrade from Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2), Exchange 2000 services may not start.

The following events may be logged in the Application event log when you try to start the System Attendant service:

Source: MSExchangeSA
EventID: 1005
Unexpected error The Run server you requested is paused. Facility: Win32 ID no: c0070951 Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.

CAUSE:
This issue can occur if the Microsoft Winsock Proxy Client 2.0 is installed and enabled. After you apply Windows 2000 SP2, if the Winsock Proxy Client 2.0 is installed and enabled, the name resolution may not work, which causes Exchange functions and features to stop working correctly.

WORKAROUND:
To work around this issue, either disable or uninstall the Winsock Proxy Client or upgrade to Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server and the ISA Winsock client.

LINK:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q300517&

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