Err Msg: The Specified Network Server Is Not Running...

Last reviewed: September 13, 1995
Article ID: Q136658

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to access a Windows 95 shared fax while you are installing the Microsoft Fax service in Microsoft Exchange, you may receive the following error message:
```
      The specified network server is not running. Please contact the
      Administrator of the server.
```
When you try to start Microsoft Exchange after installing the Microsoft Fax service configured to use a shared fax, you may receive the following error message:
```
      \\<server>\<share> is not running. Please check the server and
      retry, or you may cancel and work offline.
```

CAUSE

This error message can occur if Microsoft Exchange is not currently running on the network server on which the shared fax is located.

RESOLUTION

Contact the administrator of the network server on which the shared fax is located and request that Microsoft Exchange be started on the server.

KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95 exchange wincomm
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: September 13, 1995
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