Microsoft KB Archive/312437

= XADM: &quot;The Command Lodctr Dsactrs.ini Failed&quot; Error Message When You Try to Install Exchange Server 5.5 on an HP Server =

Article ID: 312437

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 Q312437



SYMPTOMS
On a Hewlett-Packard (HP) server where Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5) was already installed from an HP Select CD-ROM, you may receive the following error message when you try to install Exchange Server 5.5:

The command lodctr dsactrs.ini failed, returning an error code of <32>.

Processing file 'server.ins', at or near line 122

An internal component has failed

Microsoft Exchange Server Setup

ID no: c103264c



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the HP server agents are using the following two files in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder, or if the two files are missing, or if you do not have the appropriate access permissions for the two files:
 * Perfc009.dat
 * Perfh009.dat



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, temporarily stop all HP services:
 * 1) Click Start on the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) In Control Panel, double-click Services.
 * 3) In the Service box, click an HP service, and then click Stop. Repeat this step for all HP services.
 * 4) Click Close.

The installation should now complete successfully.



MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

For information about how to contact Hewlett Packard, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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