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Q136658: Err Msg: The Specified Network Server Is Not Running…

Article: Q136658
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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- When you try to access a Windows 95 shared fax while you are installing the
  Microsoft Fax service in Microsoft Exchange, you may receive the following
  error message:

  The specified network server is not running. Please contact the Administrator
  of the server.

- When you try to start Microsoft Exchange after installing the Microsoft Fax
  service configured to use a shared fax, you may receive the following error
  message:

  \\<server>\<share> is not running. Please check the server and
  retry, or you may cancel and work offline.

CAUSE
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This error message can occur if Microsoft Exchange is not currently running on
the network server on which the shared fax is located.

RESOLUTION
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Contact the administrator of the network server on which the shared fax is
located and request that Microsoft Exchange be started on the server.

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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