DOCUMENT:Q239067 16-NOV-1999 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: SP3 Update Doesn't Work If MBClean v1.93 Is Running PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:winnt:5.5 SP3 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55sp3 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 SP3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you run the Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 (SP3) Update.exe file on a computer that has MBClean v1.93 installed and running, the update may fail with the following error message: \Winnt\system32\emsmdb32.dll is in use by another process ... [Ignore} [Retry] [exit] CAUSE ===== The Mailbox Cleanup Agent service is not stopped when the Information Store service is stopped. WORKAROUND ========== Stop the Mailbox Cleanup Agent Service before running Update.exe. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: MCA ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55sp3 Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP3 Version : winnt:5.5 SP3 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.