XWEB: "Failed to Connect to the Microsoft Exchange Server" Error Message When You to Connect to Exchange Server by Using Outlook Web Access (319884)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q319884

SYMPTOMS

When you try to log on to a Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 computer by using Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA), you may receive the following error message:
Failed to connect to the Microsoft Exchange Server, 'Server_name'.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, install (or reapply, if it is already installed) Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5.

To obtain this service pack, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/55/sp4.asp

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

247085 XWEB: Error Message: Failed to Connect to the Microsoft Exchange Server

178511 XWEB: Err Msg: Failed to Connect to the Microsoft Exchange Server, servername

262902 XWEB: Your Current Password Is About to Expire in 0 Days Error in OWA

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/1/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB319884
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