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When you try to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox role, the setup fails because the Exchange System Attendant service cannot start.
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The following error events may be found from Application event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1005
Description:
Unexpected error An unknown error has occurred. ID no: ffffffec Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 2060
Description:
The DSProxy failed to start, error '%1'.
The Exchange System Attendant service may also fail to start on a server with Exchange Server 2007 already installed.
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This problem occurs because the NWLink protocol is enabled on your network interface card (NIC), which is an unsupported scenario.
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To resolve this problem, perform the following steps to disable the NWLink protocol on your NIC:
1. Click Start, and click Control Panel to open it. Double-click Network Connections in Control Panel.
2. Right-click on your network interface card (NIC) and click Properties.
3. In the Properties dialog box, on the General tab, uncheck the checkboxes beginning with NWLink in the �This connection uses the following items:� list.
4. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
After NWLink protocol is disabled from your NIC, reboot the server and run Exchange Server 2007 setup again.
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