windows service : Error 2186

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From: Craig HB (CraigHB_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:25:02 -0800

I have written a windows services in vb.net that uses the FileSystemWatcher
to watch for file changes on user's PCs. The startup type is automatic so
that it remains on even if someone reboots their PC. It runs on over 200 PCs
and works well.

However, everyday the service stops on a few of the PCs --- why would this
happen and how can I prevent this ?

Most of the time it can be restarted just by rebooting the PC, but sometimes
we get the following error...
Could not start the FileSentinelService service on \\BACKOFFICE.
Error 2186: The server is not responding to the control function

What does this mean and how can I prevent this ?

Any help would be really appreciated
Thanks,
Craig

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