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Server Service will not run

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by megasurfer

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Windows XP Pro Computer: Went to share a drive on this computer, recieved an error message that could not because the server service was not running. Tried to start server service, will not start, says a file is missing. Is this just a bad install, or did someone hack something in the registry to cause this problem?
Any feedback would be appreciated, don't really want to redo this computer.
Gary

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by riverfreight

Ther is a Compare file in DOS it is not what you want but it does what you want to do, anybody know?

RIVER FREIGHT

by brimstone

Try uninstalling the Server service, and then re-installing it. To do this, while logged into Windows as a user with Administrator privileges, go into the "Local Area Connection Properties" sheet, click on "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", and then click the "Uninstall" button and click the "Yes" button to uninstall it.

Restart the PC when it is finished, then log back in as an Administrator, go into the "Local Area Connection Properties" sheet, click the "Install..." button, select "Service" and then click the "Add" button. Select "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", and click the "OK" button. Then Close the "Local Area Connection Properties" sheet.

The Server service should now be started.

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