Arfosoft Mail Server service will not start

[Dan]

While applying recent Microsot updates to my srever it filled the drive, restarted and then went through recovery.  The Microsoft.NET framework services start amd then stop.  I do have all the data files amd want to keeep them as this mai lserver has been running for 9 months.  I am looking for suggestion on how to repair this issue without losing my data.

 

Is it possible to installArgosoft mail server on another server an copy my datafiles amd configuration files to the new server to recover the mail server?

 

Thank you,

Dan

 

[JoeyR]

Hi there,

If you're having issues related to the .net framework, you may be able to repair the installation.  But, what I would do is this...

1.  Uninstall Argosoft Mail Server.  When asked to keep existing users and settings answer YES.  Reboot.

2.  Grab the .net Framework repair tool here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30135

and see this KB article on its usage:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698555

After running the repair tool, reboot.

3,  If you are able to restart .net framework properly after repair, grab the latest copy of Argosoft Mail Server, or re-install your existing version, to the same folder you had before.  Before running Argosoft Mail Server, reboot.

Any further troubleshooting and repair - including moving of the database and files to a new server, will require the use of SQL Management Studio, but hopefully the repair tool will do what you want.

Hope that helps,

Joe