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Q129120: MAPI Unable to Run as a Windows NT Service

Article: Q129120
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop SMapiCMC kbSMAPICMC
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Windows NT, if you attempt to start a program as a service that uses Windows
NT Mail MAPI, the service fails to start the Mail spooler with MAPI error code 3
- MAPI_E_LOGIN_FAILURE.

CAUSE
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MAPI for Windows NT does not support being started as a service.

WORKAROUND
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Use one of these techniques to work around the problem:

- Start the Mail client before starting the service.

- Start the program from the command line instead of starting it as a service.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: prodnt SQLSERVER SQL MSMAIL

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Keywords          : kbinterop SMapiCMC kbSMAPICMC 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search

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