Try stopping all the Exch and 3rd party services and re-apply SP2. Ensure you are applying it with the correct permissions to create the new IMF objects and have removed IMF V1 if its already installed per the release notes. You have backups right? ________________________________ From: shereen naser [mailto:shereen.naser@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:00 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] IS stops after exchange 2003 SP2 installation!! http://www.MSExchange.org/ IS stops after exchange 2003 SP2 installation with the following error: Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service. Failed to retrieve msExchUce value from DS (DSVAL in error) - Error 0x80004005. solutions related to error 0x80004005 from technet is not getting the IS to start again, please any help will be highly appreciated event ID 5000 ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: adavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx