I am getting repeated SharePoint Exception Errors: Event ID 6398, Event ID 6482, Event ID 7076 errors in event viewer.Event ID 6398: The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob (ID 42a23230-9cd3-403c-9ddf-49bab2d88bfc) threw an exception. More information is included below. Exception from HRESULT: 0x80005006 For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.Event ID 7076: An exception occurred while executing the Application Server Administration job. Message: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80005006 Techinal Support Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80005006): Exception from HRESULT: 0x80005006 at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IAds.PutEx(Int32 lnControlCode, String bstrName, Object vProp) at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.OnClearComplete() at System.Collections.CollectionBase.Clear()Event ID 6482: Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.ExcelServerSharedWebServiceInstance (7d210b19-128a-429f-81ed-e598c4de260b). Reason: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80005006 Techinal Support Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80005006): Exception from HRESULT: 0x80005006 at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IAds.PutEx(Int32 lnControlCode, String bstrName, Object vProp) at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.OnClearComplete() at System.Collections.CollectionBase.Clear() at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.set_Value(Object value)Event id 6482: Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebServiceInstance (fd9118ab-3947-4ca2-b15a-70c2fbcb7ce0). Reason: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80005006 Techinal Support Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80005006): Exception from HRESULT: 0x80005006 at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IAds.PutEx

Hi Debasish,Thanks for your information.Ifi restart my server then these errors havn't occured for another2-3 days & after some days it again started logging the same error.Yesterdayevening i restarted my server & afterthat i havn't got this error in eventvwr.Today morning i got below 2 errors Event-7076 & 6398.Will the same HotFix which u said above will solve this issue also ?Event: 7076 An exception occurred while executing the Application Server Administration job. Message: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. Techinal Support Details: System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. Event 6398 The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob (ID 42a23230-9cd3-403c-9ddf-49bab2d88bfc) threw an exception. More information is included below. Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.

I have exactly the problem described by this hotfix. When I download the hotfix it is an .msu file for Vista but I have Windows Server 2003. Win Server 2003 does not know the file type of .msu. How do I install the hotfix on WinSrv2003 SP2?regardsPaulPaul

Hello JimmyAdkins Did you ever get this resolved? I am having the same issue. Windows 2008 64-bit WSS 3.0 Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance (0eaf8178-8693-49a0-9047-626ccc7a906a). Reason: Techinal Support Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800705AF) at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32 errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo) at System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection.ManagementObjectEnumerator.MoveNext() at System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection.get_Count() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminUtils.GetIPAddress(ManagementObjectSearcher ipSearcher, Boolean preferLast) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminUtils.PreferStaticIPAddress() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchDataAccessServiceInstance.Synchronize(Boolean bCalledFromSSI) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceInstance.Synchronize() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob)