DOCUMENT:Q165663  24-APR-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XWEB: Active Server Components Failed to Install Properly
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:WinNT:5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbsetup

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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When installing the Active Server Components (ASC), the administrator may
encounter the following error message towards the end of the installation:

   The Active Server Components failed to install properly

This error message may be followed by one of the following messages:

   The Microsoft Exchange System Attendant service is not unavailable.
   Microsoft Exchange Server Setup. ID no:c1031668.

   The Microsoft Exchange Server computer does not respond. Microsoft
   Exchange Directory ID no: DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem:

 - Make sure that the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant and the Microsoft
   Exchange Directory service are running when you install the Active Server
   Components.


Additional query words: XADM

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbsetup 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:5.0

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