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Q185008: XADM: Err. Msg.: Information Store Fails to Start with Error 429

Article: Q185008
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-MAY-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The information store fails to start with Server-specific error 4294966090 after
an offline restore of a private information store or public information store.

The application event viewer log displays the following events:

  Event ID:  5000
  Source: MSExchange IS
  Type:  Error
  Description: Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange Information
  Store service. Error non-database file or corrupted database.

  Event ID: 1120
  Source: MSExchange IS
  Type:  Error
  Description: Error non-database file or corrupted database initializing
  the Microsoft Exchange Server information store database.

CAUSE
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The information store being restored is not an Exchange Server 5.5 information
store.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do one of the following:

- Restore the information store from an online backup or an offline copy of an
  Exchange Server 5.5 information store.

-OR-

- Restore the incorrect version information store to its proper environment by
  installing the version of Exchange Server that corresponds with the version
  of the offline copies of the Priv.edb and/or Pub.edb files.

MORE INFORMATION
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Server-specific error 4294966090 refers to Jet Error -1206 0xFFFFFB4A
JET_errDatabaseCorrupted non-db file or corrupted db.

For additional information about other causes for server-specific error
4294966090 or error -1206, click the article numbers below to view the articles
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q181824 XADM: Exchange Database Engine Doesn't Detect Removed Page in B-tree
  Split Operation

  Q195856 XADM: How to Detect and Remove Long Values in Exchange Databases

  Q233295 Error -1206 Starting Database

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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