Cannot start MongoDB: System error 1067 in Windows

Question

After setting up MongoDB service on Windows Server 2008 R2 this error was raised.

C:\\mongodb\\bin>net start MongoDB
The Mongo DB service is starting.
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Answer 1

Although, not an ideal solution, I ended up deleting all of the database files in \data\db and was then able to successfully run the MongoDB service. Note, this will delete all of the data in the database.