Microsoft KB Archive/185769

= XFOR: NNTP Service Won't Start; Err Msg: File Not Found =

Article ID: 185769

Article Last Modified on 9/9/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0

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This article was previously published under Q185769



SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade from the Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack Network News Transport Protocol Server to the Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS) version 2.0 NNTP Server, the NNTP Service may not start. The following error message appears:

File Not Found.

This problem usually results when the following occurs:
 * 1) You install the Windows NT Option Pack NNTP Server.
 * 2) Then you install the MCIS NNTP Server and select the Upgrade Only option.
 * 3) The default path for c:\inetpub\nntpfile is changed to another location.



CAUSE
Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0 fails to find the nntpfile if the default path is changed during the installation.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do the following:


 * 1) From within the Microsoft Management Console, go to the Default NNTP Server, right-click, and select Properties.
 * 2) Click the Home Directory tab, and modify the Local Path from c:\inetpub\nntpfile to the correct path.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0.

Additional query words: xfor nntp prodmcis2

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB185769

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