XADM: Internet Mail Service Does Not Start Successfully

• The Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Internet Mail Service may not start successfully.
• There may be an error 2140.
• A Dr. Watson error in the Exchange information store process (Store.exe).

Date:     <date>         Event ID: 4116
Time:     <time>         Source:   MSExchangeIMC
User:     N/A            Type:     Error
Computer: <ServerName>   Category: Internal Processing

Description:
An error was returned from the messaging software the
Internet Mail Service uses to process messages on the Microsoft ExchangeServer. It is possible that the piece of mail being processed at the time will not be delivered. The message that was being processed has been moved to the "BAD" folder. Use the appropriate utilities found in the SUPPORT directory of your Exchange CD to view and manipulate these messages.
					

Date:     <date>         Event ID: 4023
Time:     <time>         Source:   MSExchangeIMC
User:     N/A            Type:     Error
Computer: <ServerName>   Category: Initialization/Termination

Description:
Unable to start the Internet Mail Service because the work threads could not be initialized.
					

Date:     <date>         Event ID: 4182
Time:     <time>         Source:   MSExchangeIMC
User:     N/A            Type:     Error
Computer: <ServerName>   Category: Internal Processing

Description:
A serious error has occurred while trying to send mail into the Exchange Information Store. The Internet Mail Service is being shut down.
					

Date:     <date>         Event ID: 3039
Time:     <time>         Source:   MSExchangeIMC
User:     N/A            Type:     Error
Computer: <ServerName>   Category: Internal Processing

Description:
The error 0x80040115 was encountered while trying to communicate with the message store. An attempt to refresh the connection will be made. If not successful, the service will be shut down.
					

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Method 1: Remove the Corrupted Mail Item

1. Download the Profinst utility. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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   Download Profinst.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/exch50/utility/1/nt4/en-us/profinst.exe)
   For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   119591  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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2. At a command prompt, change to the folder that contains the Profinst.exe file, and then type the following command, where ims is the test profile that you want to create:
   profinst /service=msexchangeimc /name=ims /type=gateway
3. Start the Mdbvu32.exe program. Mdbvu32.exe is on the Exchange Server 5.5 CD-ROM in the Server\Support\Utils\I386 folder. You can run the tool directly from the CD-ROM, or you can copy the following files to a specific folder, and then run Mdbvu32 from that folder:
   Mdbvu32.exe
   Propvu32.dll
   Statvu32.dll
   Tblvu32.dll
   Xvport.dll
4. In the MAPILogonEx(MAPI_LOGON_UI) dialog box, click to select the MAPI_EXPLICIT_PROFILE check box, and then click OK.
5. In the Profile name list, click the profile that you created with the Profinst tool (for example, click ims), and then click OK.
6. On the MDB menu, click OpenMessageStore.
7. Click Mailbox - Internet Mail Service (ServerName), and then click Open.
   
   Note If Mailbox - Internet Mail Service (ServerName) is not displayed, click Private Folders, and then click Open.
8. On the MDB menu, click Open Root Folder.
9. In the Child Folders box, click Bad.
10. In the Messages in Folder list, click a message.
11. In the Operations available list, click IpFld->DeleteMessages(), click Call Function, and then click OK to confirm the message deletion.
12. When you finish deleting the messages from the Bad folder, click Close.
13. On the Session menu, click Exit, click OK in the IpMDB->StoreLogoff() dialog box, and then click OK.

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Method 2: Reinstall the Internet Mail Service

1. Remove the Internet Mail Service. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program.
   2. Expand the site, expand Configuration, and then click Connections.
   3. In the right pane, click Internet Mail Service (ServerName), and then press the DELETE key.
   4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the Internet Mail Service.
2. Confirm that the Internet Mail Connector is removed. To do so, follow these steps:
   1. In the Administrator program, expand Servers under Configuration.
   2. Expand your server, expand Private Information Store, and then click Mailbox Resources.
   3. Verify that the Internet Mail Connector is not displayed in the right pane.
      
      Note If the Internet Mail Connector is displayed, you must defragment the private information store database (Priv.edb).For additional information about how to defragment Exchange Server databases, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
      255035  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255035/EN-US/ ) How to Recover Hard Drive Space from Exchange Server Databases
3. Reinstall the Internet Mail Service, and then configure the Internet Mail Service. To do so, follow these steps:
   1. In the Administrator program, click Connections under Configuration.
   2. On the File menu, point to New Other, and then click Internet Mail Service.
   3. Follow the steps in the Internet Mail Wizard to install, and then configure the Internet Mail Service.
4. Quit the Administrator program.
5. Stop, and then restart the Internet Mail Service. To do so, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Services.
   2. In the Service list, click Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service, and then click Stop. Click Yes to confirm stopping this service.
   3. Click Start.
   4. When the Internet Mail Service is started, click Close.

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