| Event Id | 9004 |
| Source | MSExchangeSA |
| Description | The Metabase Update service failed to start, error 80040a01 |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft: CAUSE: This issue may occur if there is corruption of the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase on the Exchange 2000 Server computer. Corruption of the IIS metabase may occur for a variety of reasons, including the following: 1.The SystemRoot\System32\Inetsrv folder was scanned by an antivirus agent. 2.The Exchange 2000 Server computer is affected by hardware issues. 3.The Exchange 2000 Server computer was affected by a power outage. RESOLUTION: Method 1: Restore the Metabase.bin file from backup Method 2: Reinstall IIS and Exchange 2000. |
| Reference Links | Microsoft
Exchange System Attendant Service Does Not Start You receive error code 80090006 when the Exchange System Attendant service tries to start System Attendant Service Does Not Start After Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package 1 Installation |
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