Microsoft KB Archive/325680

= You receive a &quot;Not a Valid Win32 Application&quot; error message when you start SharePoint Portal Server =

Article ID: 325680

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001
 * Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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This article was previously published under Q325680



SYMPTOMS
When you start Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Could not start the SharePoint Portal Server service on Local Computer.

Error 193: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

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Could not start the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service on Local Computer.

Error 193: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

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Could not start the IIS Admin Service service on Local Computer.

Error 193: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

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Could not start the SharePoint Portal Server service on Local Computer.

Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.

Additionally, the Event Viewer system log may contain event ID messages similar to the following event ID messages:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7000

Date: 1/1/2002

Time: 12:00:00 PM

User: N/A

Computer: MSBOB

Description:

The SharePoint Portal Server service failed to start due to the following error:

SharePoint Portal Server is not a valid Win32 application.

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Event Type: Error

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7000

Date: 1/1/2002

Time: 12:00:00 PM

User: N/A

Computer: MSBOB

Description:

The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service failed to start due to the following error:

Microsoft Exchange Information Store is not a valid Win32 application.



CAUSE
This issue occurs when one or both of the following conditions are true:
 * There is a file named Program in your  folder.
 * There is a file named Common, SharePoint, or SharePoint Portal in your  folder.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, rename, move, or delete the respective files from the  folder or the   folder.



MORE INFORMATION
When Windows Service Control Manager (Services.exe) tries to start the SharePoint Portal Server service or the Exchange Information Store service, the program verifies the following paths:
 * \Program
 * \Common
 * \SharePoint
 * \SharePoint Portal

If these paths exist as files, the Service Control Manager cannot locate the following folders, and you receive the error messages and event ID messages that are listed in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article:
 * \Common Files
 * \SharePoint Portal Server
 * \SharePoint Portal Server

Additional query words: SPS share point

Keywords: kbprb KB325680

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