XADM: Exstrace.dll Prompt During Exchange Server 5.5 Setup When Windows 2000 Security Is Set to High

ID: Q242305

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When the Microsoft Windows 2000 security is set to High and you try to install Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 on that system, you may get a notification from the System File Protection (SFP) that a file replacement was attempted on the protected system file Exstrace.dll.

You may also find the following event in the system event viewer:

Event ID: 64000
Source: SFC
Description: File replacement was attempted on the protected system file exstrace.dll. This file was restored to the correct Microsoft version to maintain system stability.

STATUS

The version of Exstrace.dll that ships with Windows 2000 is backwards compatible with Exchange Server 5.5, so this message is harmless. Windows 2000 System File Protection replaces the file back to the Windows 2000 version.

Additional query words: emstrace.dll

Keywords : exc55
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:5.5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug