RRAS won’t start with 8007042a or event ID 7024, aka the “routing remote access unable to load Iprtrmgr.dll”
- by KCotreau
History: The history of this error, which has mostly gone unsolved, dates back to Windows 2000.
Platforms affected: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server 2008, Server 2003 R2, Server 2003, Server 2000 (both 32-bit and 64-bit installs are affected).
Error Messages
Event ID: 7024 The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 2 (0x2).
Event ID: 7024 The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 31 (0x1F).
Event ID: 7024 The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 20205 (0x4EED).
Event ID: 7024 The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error 193 (0xC1).
Event ID: 20103 Unable to load C:\WINDOWS\System32\iprtrmgr.dll . (32-bit installs).
Event ID: 20103 Unable to load C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\iprtrmgr.dll . (64-bit installs).