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Exchange 2007 setup fails with MSExchange TransportService event error 1016

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This topic provides information about how to troubleshoot Exchange Server 2007 Setup if Setup fails with the following error when it installs the Hub Transport server role: "Service ;'MSExchange Transport' failed to start. Check the event log for possible reasons for the service start failure." If this error occurs, an event log error is generated with the following information:

  • Event ID: 1016
  • Source: MSExchange TransportService
  • Type: Error
  • Description: The worker process crashes continuously on startup: <%programfiles%>\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\edgetransport.exe. The service will be stopped.

This issue occurs when the Exchange Transport service fails to start because the Exchange server cannot register the Service Principal Name (SPN) for the Exchange Transport service.

Resolution

To resolve the problem, set the correct TCP/IP parameter so that the Exchange server can register the SPN.

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Procedure

To use Registry Editor to set the correct TCP/IP parameter so that an Exchange server can register the SPN

  1. Start Registry Editor (regedit).

  2. Locate the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

  3. Right-click Parameters and select Permissions.

  4. In the Permissions for Parameters dialog box, click Add.

  5. In the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box, click Object Types. In the Object Types dialog box, select Computers, and then click OK.

  6. In the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box, enter the machine account and click OK.

  7. In the Permissions for Parameters dialog box, select the machine account that you just added. Under Permissions for <machine account>, select Allow for the Read permission, and then click OK.

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[Topic Last Modified: 2007-05-16]