| Microsoft Exchange Information Store Service is a | | | | Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange |
| critical part of a Microsoft Exchange Server | | | | Information Store service. Error Non-database file |
| deployment. This includes mailboxes and public | | | | or corrupted database. |
| folders and the functioning of Exchange Server is | | | | As can be seen through the description of the |
| simply impossible without this. This acts as the | | | | error messages, the database has got corrupted; |
| core data house for the Exchange Server. | | | | this is the reason why this specific error is being |
| Errors, in general terms, refer to the difference | | | | displayed. Another reason could be the wrong 'DB |
| between the actual behavior of any system and | | | | Path' value in the registry for the private or public |
| expectations for the real behavior of it. The same | | | | information store. This path may not be complete. |
| case is observed in the Exchange Server when | | | | For resolving the issue of wrong registry key |
| we start the Microsoft Exchange Information | | | | value, you need to locate the following registry |
| Store. At this point of time, you may encounter | | | | keys: |
| the following error message: | | | | ServicesMSExchangeISParametersPrivate |
| "The Microsoft Exchange Information Store | | | | And |
| service returned service specific error | | | | ServicesMSExchangeISParametersPublic |
| 4294966090." | | | | And specify the complete 'DB Path'. |
| The application and system log may show the | | | | However if this is related to the database |
| corresponding events: | | | | corruption problem then for this EDB recovery is |
| Event Type: Error | | | | required. Also the incorrect dealing with the |
| Event Source: MSExchangeIS | | | | registry keys can result into more corruption |
| Event ID: 1120 | | | | related problems. So the perfect scanning of the |
| Description: | | | | corrupted file, which can result into Exchange |
| Error Non-database file or corrupted database | | | | Server recovery, is mandatory. |
| initializing the Microsoft Exchange Server | | | | This task can be accomplished through the |
| Information Store database. | | | | Exchange recovery software which make use of |
| Event Type: Error | | | | the best algorithms for this. These Exchange |
| Event Source: MSExchangeIS | | | | recovery tools usually come tailored with the |
| Event ID: 5000 | | | | interactive user interface and thus make the |
| Description: | | | | work of the user quite simpler to do. |