"Nicolas Macarez" <maca***@free.fr> wrote in message
news:%23MlC4AuRGHA.2156@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi !
>
> I've got a W2K3 Server SP1 with Exchange Server 2003 freshly installed.
>
> I keep having the NNTP and WWW Publishing Services switching to Disabled,
> even if I set them back to Automatic and Started.
>
> The only information I have is a single warning in the event log as
> follows:
>
> Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: NNTPSVC
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 101
> Date:  3/13/2006
> Time:  6:29:46 PM
> User:  N/A
> Computer: CLEVELAND
> Description:
> The server was unable to add the virtual root '/' for the directory
> '/Internet Newsgroups' due to the following error: The parameter is
> incorrect.  The data is the error code.
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> Data:
> 0000: 57 00 00 00               W...
>
> But no event log entry for the WWW Publishing Service.
>
> The details of the configuration are as follow:
>
> Windows 2003 Server Std SP1
> Exchange Server 2003 Std SP2
> Trend Micro Client/Server/Messaging for SMB installed
> the server acts as a DC (the previous DC was a W2K Server box which was
> demoted to a member server)
> No backup software installed (for the time being!)
>
> One caveat: the NT Domain Name has an underscore... (but not the FQDN DNS
> name of course).
>
> It's of course a big issue since IIS is not fully functionnal; Exchange
> seems to work but no way for OWA of course.
>
> Help greatly appreciated.
>
> Nicolas
>
>

"Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@nospamdotmessageonedotcom> wrote
in message news:O5YfLouRGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I'd suggest checking your Group Policies for one that is disabling those
> services.  The Group Policy Management Console would be great for this as
> you can run a Results wizard that will show you all settings that are
being
> applied on that computer.  GPMC can be downloaded from Microsoft's
website.
>
> --
> Ben Winzenz
> Exchange MVP
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>
>
> "Nicolas Macarez" <maca***@free.fr> wrote in message
> news:%23MlC4AuRGHA.2156@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hi !
> >
> > I've got a W2K3 Server SP1 with Exchange Server 2003 freshly installed.
> >
> > I keep having the NNTP and WWW Publishing Services switching to
Disabled,
> > even if I set them back to Automatic and Started.
> >
> > The only information I have is a single warning in the event log as
> > follows:
> >
> > Event Type: Warning
> > Event Source: NNTPSVC
> > Event Category: None
> > Event ID: 101
> > Date:  3/13/2006
> > Time:  6:29:46 PM
> > User:  N/A
> > Computer: CLEVELAND
> > Description:
> > The server was unable to add the virtual root '/' for the directory
> > '/Internet Newsgroups' due to the following error: The parameter is
> > incorrect.  The data is the error code.
> >
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> > Data:
> > 0000: 57 00 00 00               W...
> >
> > But no event log entry for the WWW Publishing Service.
> >
> > The details of the configuration are as follow:
> >
> > Windows 2003 Server Std SP1
> > Exchange Server 2003 Std SP2
> > Trend Micro Client/Server/Messaging for SMB installed
> > the server acts as a DC (the previous DC was a W2K Server box which was
> > demoted to a member server)
> > No backup software installed (for the time being!)
> >
> > One caveat: the NT Domain Name has an underscore... (but not the FQDN
DNS
> > name of course).
> >
> > It's of course a big issue since IIS is not fully functionnal; Exchange
> > seems to work but no way for OWA of course.
> >
> > Help greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Nicolas
> >
> >
>
>