Article ID: 292237
Article Last Modified on 8/30/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q292237
BUG #: 235435 (SHILOH_BUGS)
SYMPTOMS
When you try to start SQL Mail with the default profile using xp_startmail, the following error message may be returned:
This occurs only on nondefault instances when the profile name is not specified as a parameter.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack
WORKAROUND
Specify the profile name as a parameter:
xp_startmail 'valid profilename'
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.
Additional query words: named instance
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB292237
