Re: Windows 2000 Pro - Workstation service won't start.

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:21:38 -0700

Steve,

Appreciate the prompt response. I will try the suggested
options.

Thanks and regards,
Anil
>-----Original Message-----
>You could try to unistall Client for Microsoft Networks
in your adapter properties,
>reboot and then reinstall to see if it helps. If that
does not work try booting into
>safe mode with networking to see if it helps. If that
does work then you have a
>problem with a startup application/service/driver. Make
sure that tcp/ip netbios
>helper service is started. It would not hurt to run
System File Checker as in sfc
>/scannow to check your protected files. An in place
upgrade of the operating system
>probably would fix it and while it should preserve your
data and applications it
>would require you to first install the service pack and
then all critical
>pdates. --- Steve
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q292175
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;313222 --- may help to try
>this with the" /areas services " option.
>
>"Anil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1f34301c457da$7dbc5c80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Windows 2000 Pro - 5.00.2195 Service Pack 4 -
Workstation
>> service won't start. The event log has the
>> message "Initialization failed because the requested
>> service redirector could not be started. ". I do not
know
>> when exactly this started to happen. But, my hunch is on
>> one of those worms (which was detected and supposedly
>> cleaned a few months ago). Though the current AV
software
>> does not indicate any virus/worm, I have a feeling that
>> some files and registry might have gotten screwed up.
What
>> is the easiest way fix this? I can't really spend time
in
>> backing up applications and reinstalling the OS again,
and
>> then applying all patches!!!
>>
>> The basic problem I have is that I can't map n/w drives.
>> All the other applications, which I use on a daily
basis,
>> seem to run without any problems.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Regards,
>> Anil
>
>
>.
>

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