Microsoft KB Archive/193485

= XADM: Exchange Server 5.5 120-Day Evaluation Copy Expiring =

Article ID: 193485

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q193485





SYMPTOMS
The 120-day evaluation copy of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 does not send or receive messages if it is installed after Sept 1, 1998. Messages remain in the user's Outbox and the following Event ID 1182 is logged in the application event log:  Stop Error in Event App Log, Event ID 1182 Thank you for your participation in the Microsoft Exchange Server beta program. Your license to use this beta version of the Microsoft Exchange Server software has expired. Contact Microsoft Corporation.



CAUSE
The Exchange 5.5 120-day Evaluation Copy verifies that the expiration date is between 1996 and 1998. If the expiration date falls outside this date range, the evaluation copy expires.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Store.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 Evaluation Copy. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
The 120-day evaluation copy is located on the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/servers/

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