Microsoft KB Archive/262375

= XADM: Information Store Suddenly Stops and Generates the Server Specific Error &quot;4294966781&quot; =

Article ID: 262375

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q262375



SYMPTOMS
The information store stops, and the following server-specific error message appears:

Error 2140. Internal Windows NT error.

The following Event ID is then generated in the Windows NT Event Viewer Application log:

Event ID: 7024

Source: MSExchangeIS

Type:Error

Description:

The Microsoft Exchange Information Store stopped with Service Specific Error 4294966781.



CAUSE
Third-party antivirus software performs a scan on the Exchange server itself. While performing this scan, the antivirus software sees the log files located in the Exchsrvr\Mdbdata directories as a virus-infected document.

It then removes the log file and either place it in a quarantine folder or recycle bin. This depends on the configuration of the antivirus software. After this happens, the logs are out of sequence and the service stops. This causes inconsistencies in the databases.

Server Specific Error 4294966781 equates to JET_errInvalidLogSequence. The log files are out of sequence.



RESOLUTION
Ensure to exclude all of the Exchsrvr directories from being scanned by third-party antivirus software.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, restore your system from the last-known, functional backup. If such a backup is unavailable, then your only other option may be to use a utility to repair the database(s).



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245822 XGEN: Recommendations for Troubleshooting an Exchange Server Computer with Antivirus Installed

247788 XADM: Internet Mail Service and Information Store Hang with Events 125, 145, 1111 with Antivirus

Additional query words: Eseutil, Isinteg, Inconsistent, &quot;Open File Manager&quot;

Keywords: kbprb KB262375

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