Re: Can't get Server Service started

From: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] (jchornbe_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/17/04


Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:42:11 -0600

When you try and start the server service and it fails, it should be logging
an event in the system Event Log. If you can find the event ID, the source
and the description from the event it's logging then maybe we can figure out
why this is not working.

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"mrsjbuyer" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BFB00B4F-5901-4196-8B42-E87B2983A7E6@microsoft.com...
> I am having problem to share files and printer from one of my XP Pro
computers.
> Other 3 computers (all running XP Pro) can see that first computer but
cannot access its files or its printer.
> All 4 computers are connected through a workgroup in a home wired ethernet
network.
> It turned out that the Server Service is not starting in the first
"problem" computer.
> I tried to re-start it from the "Computer Management" window, under
Services, with no avail.
> The computer was running fine and sharing files and printer normally until
last week when I started getting this problem.
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks!


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