Hi all, I'm trying to find the answer to "Error 1053 The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion." SBS 2003 Standard Exchange 2003 2 x 3.0Ghz 4 Gig RAM Did an update yesterday and when the system rebooted Exchange Information Store service would not start. I am assuming that because it was working before the update that the update is the cause of the problem. The update that I believe could be the problem is: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 - Device Update 4.0 Has anyone heard of this? I have been searching for relevant information but with no success. Hoping someone might be able to help me out!

Hi, FIX: You receive an "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion" error message when you stop or pause a managed Windows service http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839174 You receive an "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion" error message when a service that uses the local system account tries to start on a Windows Server 2003-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886695 You receive a "Could not start the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant service on Local Computer" error message when you try to start the Exchange System Attendant service http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=910413 Meanwhile,please apply the latest service pack for Exchange 2003. Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/bb288486.aspx Besides,please check application log to see whether any event related to AD or DNS and post them here if the problem still persist. Hope it helps. Xiu