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Stopping Network Load Balancing in Windows Server 2003

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by dunneman 1 view

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Does anyone know how to get rid of the message "Network Load Balancing failed to start due to the following error: The Service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or has no enabled devices associated with it."? This error is generated every time I restart my company's Windows 2003 server.

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by skydive36

To prevent this event ID from appearing in the system event log, modify the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WLBS\Group registry value (if it exists). To do so, follow these steps.Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.1. Start Registry Editor. To do so, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WLBS
3. Back up this registry subkey. To do so, follow these steps:a. On the File menu, click Export.
b. Select a location to save the file to, type a descriptive name for the registry subkey (for example, "WLBS"), and then click Save.
Important note If you want to install Network Load Balancing in the future, remember to do one of the following before you bind Network Load Balancing to any adapter: ? Restore the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WLBS registry subkey from the saved backup.
? Change the value of the Group registry entry back to PNP_TDI.

4. In the right pane, right-click the Group registry entry, and then click Modify.
5. By default, the Group string value is set to PNP_TDI. To prevent the occurrence of event ID 7000, set the value of the Group entry to an empty string. To do so, delete the PNP_TDI value in the Value data box, and then click OK.
6. Quit Registry Editor.

by mis

I am having the same issue with a Dell Powervault NAS device running Windows Storage Server 2003. I was unable to find a 'Network Load Balancing Service'.

NM -- I found the article above regarding the message. It seems to have fixed the problem.

by herrmannator

If this horse is not dead yet, I applied this fix to my 2003 servers maybe 6 months ago and have had no problems since and no negative side affects noticed.

by acattr

uninstall network load balancing from the bindings on the network card. **where tcp/ip is located**

by liquidcoolit

CAUSE
Although Network Load Balancing (NLB) is not currently installed, some NLB registry keys may be present in the registry.
RESOLUTION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To prevent these error messages from occurring, remove the following registry subkeys (if they exist) after you back up the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System\WLBS

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WLBS

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