When attempting to stop SMTP it is stuck in a stopping state.

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We run a script to stop SMPT and delete badmail. When the script runs the
SMTP Service does not stop. The service just says stopping. You can not stop
or restart the service from the services control panel. We are running
Windows 2000 server SP4 and Exchange 2000 with SP3. The only way we can stop
and restart SMTP is to reboot or kill the inetinfo.exe process. Below is the
script we are using to stop and restart SMTP:
net stop smtpsvc
cd "D:\EXCHSRVR\Mailroot\vsi 1"
ren BadMail BadMailOld
md BadMail
net start smtpsvc
rmdir BadMailOld /S /Q

This script runs successfully on two other servers. We just can not figure
out why SMTP gets stuck and wont stop. Please Help.
 
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