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Q163727: XADM: IMC Logs Event ID 1008

Article: Q163727
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.0 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 23-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You might see the following stop error in a Windows NT Event Viewer Application
log:

  Event ID: 1008
  Source: Perflib
  Type: Error
  Catefory: None
  Description: The Open Procedure for service "MSExchangeIMC" in DLL
  "C:\exchsrvr\bin\gwperf.dll" failed. Performance data for this service
  will not be available. Status code returned is DWORD 0.

CAUSE
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The Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 Internet Mail Connector (IMC) or the
Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 Internet Mail Service (IMS) is not
installed on the computer that you are attempting to gather performance date on.

MORE INFORMATION
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The performance counters for the IMC or IMS are loaded, whether the IMC or IMS
is installed or not. These errors will occur on a Windows NT Server that does
not have the IMC installed.

Additional query words: perfmon
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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : 4.0 5.0

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