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The Content Filter agent could not be initialized because ExSMime.dll could not be initialized

 

Topic Last Modified: 2007-11-16

The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager monitors the Windows Application log on computers that are running Exchange Server 2007 and generates this alert when the event or events specified in the following Details table are logged.

To learn more about this event, do one or more of the following:

  • Review the description of the event that includes the variables specific to your environment. From the Operator Console, select this alert, and then click the Properties tab.

  • Review all events that have been logged that meet the criteria of this Operations Manager alert. From the Operator Console, click the Events tab, and then double-click the event in the list for which you want to review the event description.

Details

Product Name

Exchange

Product Version

8.0 (Exchange Server 2007)

Event ID

314

Event Source

MSExchange Antispam

Alert Type

Critical Error

MOM Rule Path

Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2007/Common Components/Hub Transport and Edge Transport/Agents/Common

MOM Rule Name

The Content Filter agent could not be initialized because ExSMime.dll could not be initialized. Use Regsrv32.exe to verify that ExSMime.dll is properly registered.

Explanation

This Warning event indicates that the ExSMime DLL could not be loaded. The cause of this warning is specified in the event description.

User Action

To resolve this warning, follow one or more of these steps:

  • Review the Application log for related events. For example, events that occur immediately before and after this event may provide more information about the root cause of this error.

  • Try to register ExSMime.dll. To do this, open the command prompt and then open the C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin directory, where C:\ is the directory to which Microsoft Exchange Server was installed. Run the following command: regsrv32 exsmime.dll.

    Note   If you can reregister the dynamic link library, restart the Microsoft Exchange Transport service and monitor the Application log for warnings and errors associated with the Event Sources MSExchange Antispam and MSExchangeTransport.

    If you cannot reregister the dynamic link library, run the tools that Microsoft Exchange offers to help administrators analyze and troubleshoot their Exchange environment. Use the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console to run these tools now.

  • Contact Microsoft Customer Support. For information about how to contact support, visit Microsoft Help and Support.

For More Information

To search the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles based on criteria that generated this alert, visit the Search the Support Knowledge Base (KB) Web site.

To review Exchange 2007 event message articles that may not be represented by Exchange 2007 alerts, see the Events and Errors Message Center.

If you are not already doing so, consider running the tools that Microsoft Exchange offers to help administrators analyze and troubleshoot their Exchange environment. These tools can help you make sure that your configuration is in line with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues, improve mail flow, and better manage disaster recovery scenarios. Go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console to run these tools now. For more information about these tools, see Toolbox in the Exchange Server 2007 Help.