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Win XP Pro: Server Service not started.

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by phil.hall 1 view

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I have a situation that nobody, to date, has been able to assist me with, and I'm hoping that someone might be able to provide a solution. (Note: this question was posted by me a while ago, but had to be closed for various reasons.)

System: Pentium III 750, 640MB RAM, 40GB HDD. Windows XP Professional, full install from OEM CD, File system NTFS.

In the Computer Management shortcut in the Control Panel, the Server
Service is not started. I learned this by selecting System Tools, LocalUsers and Groups, and then the User folder and right-clicking on a User,
selecting Properties and attempting to access the "Member of" tab. When
I do that I get the following error: "The following error occurred when
attempting to read the properties for the user . The
Server Service is not started."

Any idea why this is happening? Or how I can start the Server Service?
It is not listed in Services at all.

This computer has had a complete full install from a retail CD on a
blank and formatted drive. All hardware is on the Windows XP HCL.

I've tried running SFC /SCANNOW from the START -> RUN command, which accomplished nothing.

The Client for Microsoft Networks is installed. So is the QoS Packet Scheduler and TCP/IP.

Ideas, anyone?

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by phil.hall

The system failed to start the Server service with the following error: the name of the service is invalid.

by intruzion

The Server Service is located in the Services shortcut in the Administrative Tools Folder. It can also be located in Computer Management Console by expanding the Services and Applications tab and then clicking Services. Once you open the Services folder the Server service should be there - it is installed by default. Right click on it and go to Properties. Make sure the Startup type dropdown menu is selected to Automatic so that it starts everytime your computer starts. Then click on the start button to start it or reboot your computer.

If you get an error message then most likely their is a conflict with another service. Right-click on the Server service again go to Properties and then go to the Dependencies Tab to make sure you do not have to start other services prior to starting the Server service.

If the Server service is nowhere to be found, then their is a conflict somewhere with your network devices, drivers, or other services that is preventing it from being shown. Ifthis is the case, you can start it from the command line by entering the following command:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

The Server service is for file, print, and named-pipe sharing over the network, so if you don't really need any of these there is no need to panic.

by phil.hall

By entering the command listed, the result was the same. The Server Service is not started and is still not listed in the services list.

by phil.hall

The command listed also failed to start the server service. The service is also not listed in the services list.

by phil.hall

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by phil.hall

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