- Error code: 80040a01 - As per Microsoft: "This issue may occur if the Exchange server is not listed as a member of the Exchange Domain Servers group". See Q327844 for information on how to add the Exchange server to the Exchange Domain Servers group. Also check Q312859 and Q314294 to see other situations in witch this event can occur.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;327844

If the above didn't work, then try the solutions below.

And another Exchange 2000 fix for this error:
http://www.kbalertz.com/Feedback_312859.aspx

And yet another possible fix:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314294



If after you already checked that error and it doesn't apply, see the link below:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314294

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeMU
Event Category: (1)
Event ID: 1002
Date: 1/1/2002
Time: 12:00:00 AM
User: N/A
Computer: EXCHANGE1
Description: Metabase Update agent failed to start. Error code is 80040a01.

It has to do with Exchange 2000, but I'd assume that the error is similar, so should the fix be similar.