MMC Console SMTP IIS Fail to Open

  • Stop SMTPSVC service [Display Name: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)]
  • Stop IISADMIN service [Display name: IIS Admin Service]
  • Edit “C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\MetaBase.xml”
  • Find: <IIsSmtpServer Location =”/LM/SmtpSvc/1″
  • Add (Settings are alphabetical): RelayIpList=””
  • Save file
  • Start IISAdmin Service
  • Start SMTPSVC service