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Win XP Pro: Server Service not started.

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by phil.hall

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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.

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, Local
Users 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.

Ideas, anyone?

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by rynzeski

I have not played around with XP yet, but I know that the SERVER service is automatically added once you configure or install your Network connection.

by phil.hall

The system in question is on a persistant connection to the Internet via cable modem. My network card is in the HCL, and I can surf the net, email, online gaming, or anything I want; but the Server Service is not present in the Services list.

Sorry.

by rynzeski

OK let me have another stab at this,
is "Client for Microsoft Networks" installed?

When I answered about configuring Network connection I was talking about logging on to workgroups or domains in a Microsoft Network environment.

My mistake to not think of systems that don't have the "Client for Microsoft Networks" installed.

If you do have this client installed then I am off to buy a book on XP or Windows 2000 networking. Time to brush up on New Microsoft Technology???

Hope this helps...

by phil.hall

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

by phil.hall

Point value changed by question poster. To make this question more palatable, I upped the value. I doubt I'll increase it again.

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