Microsoft KB Archive/202548

= Err Msg: Could Not Start the SMTP Service, Error: 0126 =

Article ID: 202548

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q202548



We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx



SYMPTOMS
When you try to start the SMTP service in the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, the following error may occur:

Could not start the SMTP Service, error: 0126 the specified module could not be found



CAUSE
The default location for Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 was not chosen during the installation, and the SMTP service was not selected for installation. When you try to install the SMTP service at a later date, the SMTP service cannot find the necessary files needed to start the service. When you install the SMTP service, it installs its DLLs into the \winnt\System32\Inetsrv directory. If IIS 4.0 was not installed in the default location, the SMTP service cannot find the necessary DLLs.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, do the following:
 * 1) Copy the following files from the \winnt\System32\Inetsrv directory:

Jpudll.dll

Mboxapi.dll

Seo.dll

Seos.dll

Smtpadm.dll

Smtpkey.dll

Smtpread.txt

Smtpsnap.dll

Smtpsvc.dll


 * 1) Paste these files into the directory where you installed IIS 4.0.

This should be the directory where the file Inetinfo.exe is located.
 * 1) Start the SMTP service from the Microsoft Management Console.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 195703

TITLE: Err Msg: 0002 the System Could Not Find the Specified File

Additional query words: error 0002 iis 4.0

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB202548

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