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Win 7 - Unable to launch EMC - W3SVC not running


I've been banging my head against a wall here and can't seem to get this Exchange Management Console to work. First some stats...

Device: Windows 7 Pro - Service Pack 1 - x64 Software - Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21570

I've installed the World Wide Web Publishing Service and it shows as 'running' in the services window.

The error I get when I launch the EMC.

"The world wide web publishing service (W3SVC) isn't running on any exchange server in the site"

Well... I beg to differ WINDOWS... Anyway, I've been searching a solution for this for over an hour now, the majority say that the EMC version needs to match the Windows version. It does. They are both SP1... Any guidance here would be amazing!

Thanks!


Solution

  • OK, Let's being like this, we need to get more precise Error 1 - Windows 7 Pro - Service Pack 1 - x64 Software - Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 IS NOT A DEVICE, it's a SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT, Just saying, Lets Save Time and Use the info you have already obtained from hours of research, You said Most of it says that the EMC Version NEEDS to match the Windows Version, So.. Let's start with the Error Message, W3SVC is not running, However You have Visually confirmed that the Service is running under Windows, that means that the EMC is not communicating with SERVICES, Now, You said that Most of your research leads to EMC VERSION NEEEDS TO MATCH WINDOWS VERSION, then you stated "it does they are both Service Pack 1" BE ADVISED Service Packs ARE NOT Versions, so let's now Please do some research and get back to me with the EMC version and the Windows Version You can obtain windows version by going to SEARCH and typing winver We already know that your Using Windows 7 Professional 9 i assume 64bit) , so logically, Find out the Version of your EMC and Exchange server and you should be heading in the right direction, my guess is this will most likely fix your issue, Keep in mind, Service Pack 1, is not a version, it's a Service Pac Please do that first and then we can proceed, My guess is that the Versions need to be the same in order to communicate with SERVICES, Sound Logical, get that done and i think you'll have yourself a solution. let me know how you go.