After rebooting a Windows 2000 Advanced Server (running Exchange 2000 SP3) the Microsoft Exchange Management Service Failed to Start. Manually starting the service generated the following error:
“Could not start the Microsoft Exchange Management Service on Local Computer. The service did not return an error. This could be an internal Windows error or an internal service [...]

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OS: Windows 2000 SP4 (with rollups)
HP ML350 with HP surestore DLT80 External SCSI Drive Attached.
Offending Software: Backup Exec 11D
After installing service pack 1 for backup exec 11d the server required a reboot. After rebooting and on startup experienced difficulty browsing other machines using explorer and was unable to access the network connections in my network [...]

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