Event ID 7000 appears in the System log and the ISA Server Storage service does not start when you start a computer that is running ISA Server, Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition, and Windows Essential Business Server 2008

To resolve this issue, increase the time-out value for service startup process. When you increase this value, the Microsoft ISA Server Storage service has more time to load when the computer starts. Typically, a data value of 35,000 is sufficient to keep the service from timing out. However, you can reduce or increase this value according to your specific startup requirements. For example, to use a time-out value of 60 seconds, assign a data value of 60,000 to the ServicesPipeTimeout registry entry. A larger data value does not decrease your computer's performance.

Fix it for me

To increase the service startup time to 60,000 automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Then, click Run in the File Download dialog box and follow the steps in this wizard.

Note This wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also work for other language versions of Windows.

Note If you are not on the computer that has the problem, you can save this automatic fix to a flash drive or to a CD so that you can run it on the computer that has the problem.

Let me fix it myself

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To increase the service startup time yourself, create the following registry entry: To create this registry entry, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
3. Right-click Control, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. In the New Value #1 box, type ServicesPipeTimeout, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click ServicesPipeTimeout, and then click Modify.
6. Click Decimal, type the number of milliseconds that you want to wait until the service times out, and then click OK.
   
   For example, to wait 60 seconds before the service times out, type 60000.
7. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.