Server Service is missing

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Hi Ramesh

Thank you for your response.
I could not find the attached lanmanserver.reg (zipped) file.
Where is this file?
What do I set the srvcomment Data Value to?
I found the key on another machine and its srvcomment data value for
parameter was REG_SZ.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Hi Mansoor,
>
> Attached lanmanserver.reg (zipped) which should restore the missing "Server" Service entry. After merging the contents, edit the registry and change the "srvcomment" string in the following key accordingly:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "Mansour" <Mansour@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:20B62E4D-CCC9-4355-A127-90D14A0E1A69@microsoft.com...
> The Server Service is missing from the list of the services available. How do
> I get it back on the list? The svchost.exe -k netsvcx is running for serveral
> other services.
> Since the Server service is not available, I can not Start, Stop this service.
> When I try to read the properties for a user, I get the following error
> message " The following error occurred while attempting to read the
> properties for the user David. The Server Service is not Started.
> In order for me to start this service, I should first find it on the the
> list of services.
> How do I get the Server Services back on the list?
>
> Mansour