Microsoft KB Archive/278879

= XADM: Error 0xC00700C Occurs During Exchange 2000 Setup =

Article ID: 278879

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q278879





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to configure the Information Store Service (IIS) during Exchange 2000 Server Setup, Setup may stop, and you may receive the following error message:

Setup failed while installing sub-component Information Store Service with error code 0xC00700C1 (please consult the installation logs for a detailed description).

The following events may be reported in the Setup log:

[12:29:47] Interpreting line (CreateProcess:E:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin;E:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin\exschema.exe /regserver;4294967295)

[12:29:48] The command E:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin\exschema.exe /regserver failed, returning error code 165364648 (An unknown error has occurred.). ScCreateProcess (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\hiddenw1.cxx:1763)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format [12:29:48] CInsParser::ScProcessLine (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\hiddenw1.cxx:1226)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format

[12:29:48] Processing file

'\\Servername\share\setup\i386\exchange\mdb_reg.ins', at or near line 1139 (CreateProcess:E:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin;E:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin\exschema.exe /regserver;4294967295) CInsParser::ScProcessLine (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\hiddenw1.cxx:486)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format

[12:29:48] Registry file name:

'\\Servername\share\setup\i386\exchange\mdb_reg.ins' CRegistryManager::ScProcessFile

(K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\tools\regmgr.cxx:95)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format

[12:29:48] Filename = '%sourcedir%\mdb_reg'

CBaseAtom::ScRefreshRegistryKeys

(K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:1217)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format

[12:29:48] CAtomBaseMDB::ScRefreshRegistryKeys

(K:\admin\src\udog\exsetdata\components\server\a_basemdb.cxx:184)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format

[12:29:48] Leaving CAtomBaseMDB::ScRefreshRegistryKeys

[12:29:48] CBaseAtom::ScReinstall

(K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:1015)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format

[12:29:48] Service = 'MSExchangeIS' CBaseServiceAtom::ScReinstall

(K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\basesvcatom.cxx:231)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format

[12:29:48] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Information Store Service)::ScReinstall

[12:29:48] mode = 'Reinstall' (61955) CBaseAtom::ScSetup

(K:\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:775)

Error code 0XC00700C1 (193): Bad EXE Format



CAUSE
When Setup attempts to launch the following process:

E:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\Bin\Exschema.exe /regserver

the operating system finds a file named E:\Program (without an extension).



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, remove the file or directory called E:\Program.

Additional query words: BAD EXE 0XC00700C1 165364648 exch2kp2w

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB278879

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