Error Message:

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The DHCP service encountered the following error while cleaning up the database: code

Explanation:

This event happens when you move the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service database and its backup directories from the default location. When the DHCP service is initially installed, its database is stored in %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DHCP and the backup folder is set to %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DHCP\BACKUP\JET. The DHCP database remembers all attached database directories and files in the SYSTEM.MDB file. If the database and backup directories are moved, the backup fails because it tries to backup the database from the old and new locations, but cannot find the database file in the old location.

User Action:

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