Microsoft KB Archive/153755

= XCLN: Mac Err Msg: Microsoft Exchange Could not be Started =

Article ID: 153755

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q153755



SUMMARY
The Microsoft Exchange Macintosh client requires that the Windows NT Macintosh Codepage support be installed on the Microsoft Exchange Server.



SYMPTOMS
You see the following errors in the Windows NT Event Log on the Microsoft Exchange Server:

Event ID = 10012, Source = MacFile, "The File Server for Macintosh service failed to start because a critical error occurred while trying to initialize the AppleTalk Filing Protocol driver (SfmSrv.sys) with server parameters."

Event ID = 7024, Source = Service Control Manager, "The File Server for Macintosh service terminated with service specific error 2."

You will see the following errors when you attempt to start the Microsoft Exchange Macintosh client:

Microsoft Exchange could not be started. The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not configured to support your codepage. Contact your system administrator.

Microsoft Exchange could not be started. The action could not be completed.



RESOLUTION
  Start the Windows NT Registry Editor, Regedt32.exe, on the Microsoft Exchange Server and locate the following key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\Codepage  From the Edit menu, click Add Value. Enter a value name of 10000, set the data type to REG_SZ, click OK, set String to c_10000.nls, and click OK. Exit the Registry Editor. Verify that the C_10000.nls file is located in the \system32 directory.</li></ol>

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MORE INFORMATION
The Macintosh codepage (10000) is normally loaded during the installation of Windows NT.

The SFM services are not required for a Microsoft Exchange Macintosh client to connect using the TCP/IP protocol stack.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

102987 REG: CurrentControlSet, PART 1

102996 REG: Network Services Entries, Part 2

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