The POP3 Service could not start bacause:

Hi All,
Again, this is in a test enviroment. After instslling AD on my new DC I now
find POP3 not working.

The POP3 service failed to start because:
The Process terminated unexpectedly

In the event logs > Application:

The Microsoft POP3 service dtopped with error code 203.




I have searched the web, but have been unable to find a consistant answer.
Anyone got any ideas??

Also, where would you start looking if you were faced with the same error? I
think I'm looking in the wrong place in the micrisift web site, so I'm
looking for reserch tips etc..

Joe Leavy

Did you install Exchange on that DC?
If you don't use the POP3 service I would just disable it.

"Joe Leavy" <NOSPAM-> wrote in message
news:vS98f.17905$...
> Hi All,
> Again, this is in a test enviroment. After instslling AD on my new DC I
> now find POP3 not working.
>
> The POP3 service failed to start because:
> The Process terminated unexpectedly
>
> In the event logs > Application:
>
> The Microsoft POP3 service dtopped with error code 203.
>
>
>
>
> I have searched the web, but have been unable to find a consistant answer.
> Anyone got any ideas??
>
> Also, where would you start looking if you were faced with the same error?
> I think I'm looking in the wrong place in the micrisift web site, so I'm
> looking for reserch tips etc..
>

lowdes

No,
Exchange is not installed.


As I say, I'm testing only, but I'd like to find out what's causing this
error, how to research it, and how to fix...

//Joe (Dublin)

"lowdes" <> wrote in message
news:uia8f.11478$...
> Did you install Exchange on that DC?
> If you don't use the POP3 service I would just disable it.
>
> "Joe Leavy" <NOSPAM-> wrote in message
> news:vS98f.17905$...
>> Hi All,
>> Again, this is in a test enviroment. After instslling AD on my new DC I
>> now find POP3 not working.
>>
>> The POP3 service failed to start because:
>> The Process terminated unexpectedly
>>
>> In the event logs > Application:
>>
>> The Microsoft POP3 service dtopped with error code 203.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I have searched the web, but have been unable to find a consistant
>> answer. Anyone got any ideas??
>>
>> Also, where would you start looking if you were faced with the same
>> error? I think I'm looking in the wrong place in the micrisift web site,
>> so I'm looking for reserch tips etc..
>>
>
>

Joe Leavy

"Joe Leavy" <NOSPAM-> wrote in message
news:Ema8f.17907$...
> No,
> Exchange is not installed.
>
>
> As I say, I'm testing only, but I'd like to find out what's causing this
> error, how to research it, and how to fix...
>

I suggest going to the Microsoft Knowledge Base and entering the
error code, or try MS Technet site and try the error code there.
Sometimes you have to get a bit creative when entering the
information to get a good response so try permutations of the
software, process, and error code and see if the responses are what
you are after.

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Joe Leavy <NOSPAM-> said something like

> # Name resolution details: file://c:\temp\176015.htm (10/27/2005
> 4:33:56 PM) # Hi All,
> Again, this is in a test enviroment. After instslling AD on my new DC
> I now find POP3 not working.
>
> The POP3 service failed to start because:
> The Process terminated unexpectedly
>
> In the event logs > Application:
>
> The Microsoft POP3 service dtopped with error code 203.
>
>
>
>
> I have searched the web, but have been unable to find a consistant
> answer. Anyone got any ideas??
>
> Also, where would you start looking if you were faced with the same
> error? I think I'm looking in the wrong place in the micrisift web
> site, so I'm looking for reserch tips etc..


This error can occured when the POP3 port is set
incorrectly (say, to the same a SMTP).

Recheck everything carefully.

kpg

did you hear "LnkWizard" <> say in news:
#:

> Sometimes you have to get a bit creative when entering the
> information to get a good response

or try www.eventid.net

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