Server service hung on startup

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Hi~

XP Pro, compaq laptop. Worked fine for two years.

Now, the Server service hangs on starting. You can see the event log entries
below. Boot the laptop, a few services start (see first listed Info event),
then nothing for 15 minutes, at which time the error is logged, then the
Server service starts, and all is well.

During that 15 minutes, the taskbar, Start menu, etc are all
unavialable--the hourglass is in effect....

I've tried the netsh ip int reset command, also the winsock reset command,
without effect.

Any ideas?
--------------------------
Here is an event listing of the startup messages. The only warnings are the
Server service and browser. Then the Server service starts aftter the error
is posted...

Event Type: Information

Event Source: Application Popup

Event Category: None

Event ID: 26

Date: 8/8/2005

Time: 4:00:52 PM

User: N/A

Computer: WILL01

Description:

Application popup: : Machine Check: Regs

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.





Event Type: Error

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7022

Date: 8/8/2005

Time: 4:16:37 PM

User: N/A

Computer: WILL01

Description:

The Server service hung on starting.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Then,

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7001

Date: 8/8/2005

Time: 4:16:37 PM

User: N/A

Computer: WILL01

Description:

The Computer Browser service depends on the Server service which failed to
start because of the following error:

After starting, the service hung in a start-pending state.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Then lots of info events, various services, and the Server service starts...

Event Type: Information

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7036

Date: 8/8/2005

Time: 4:16:40 PM

User: N/A

Computer: WILL01

Description:

The Server service entered the running state.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Ok, just trying to bump this after another reasonable wait. Anyone have any
ideas?

Thanks!

Will


"Will Niccolls" <null@null> wrote in message
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> Anyone have any ideas?
>
>
> "Will Niccolls" <null@null> wrote in message
> news:uncDdCGnFHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi~
>>
>> XP Pro, compaq laptop. Worked fine for two years.
>> Now, the Server service hangs on starting. You can see the event log
>> entries below. Boot the laptop, a few services start (see first listed
>> Info event), then nothing for 15 minutes, at which time the error is
>> logged, then the Server service starts, and all is well.
>>
>> During that 15 minutes, the taskbar, Start menu, etc are all
>> unavialable--the hourglass is in effect....
>>
>> I've tried the netsh ip int reset command, also the winsock reset
>> command, without effect.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> --------------------------
>> Here is an event listing of the startup messages. The only warnings are
>> the Server service and browser. Then the Server service starts aftter the
>> error is posted...
>>
>> Event Type: Information
>>
>> Event Source: Application Popup
>>
>> Event Category: None
>>
>> Event ID: 26
>>
>> Date: 8/8/2005
>>
>> Time: 4:00:52 PM
>>
>> User: N/A
>>
>> Computer: WILL01
>>
>> Description:
>>
>> Application popup: : Machine Check: Regs
>>
>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Event Type: Error
>>
>> Event Source: Service Control Manager
>>
>> Event Category: None
>>
>> Event ID: 7022
>>
>> Date: 8/8/2005
>>
>> Time: 4:16:37 PM
>>
>> User: N/A
>>
>> Computer: WILL01
>>
>> Description:
>>
>> The Server service hung on starting.
>>
>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>
>> Then,
>>
>> Event Type: Error
>>
>> Event Source: Service Control Manager
>>
>> Event Category: None
>>
>> Event ID: 7001
>>
>> Date: 8/8/2005
>>
>> Time: 4:16:37 PM
>>
>> User: N/A
>>
>> Computer: WILL01
>>
>> Description:
>>
>> The Computer Browser service depends on the Server service which failed
>> to start because of the following error:
>>
>> After starting, the service hung in a start-pending state.
>>
>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>
>> Then lots of info events, various services, and the Server service
>> starts...
>>
>> Event Type: Information
>>
>> Event Source: Service Control Manager
>>
>> Event Category: None
>>
>> Event ID: 7036
>>
>> Date: 8/8/2005
>>
>> Time: 4:16:40 PM
>>
>> User: N/A
>>
>> Computer: WILL01
>>
>> Description:
>>
>> The Server service entered the running state.
>>
>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>
>>
>
>

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Thank you for the link, but the particular error wasn't listed.

However, deleting all printers fixed it. Another poorly handled error.


"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'd start chasing the event ID #'s here
> http://www.eventid.net/
>
> Will Niccolls wrote:
>
>> Ok, just trying to bump this after another reasonable wait. Anyone have
>> any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Will
>>
>>
>> "Will Niccolls" <null@null> wrote in message
>> news:u1399FWnFHA.1204@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Anyone have any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>>"Will Niccolls" <null@null> wrote in message
>>>news:uncDdCGnFHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>Hi~
>>>>
>>>>XP Pro, compaq laptop. Worked fine for two years.
>>>> Now, the Server service hangs on starting. You can see the event log
>>>> entries below. Boot the laptop, a few services start (see first listed
>>>> Info event), then nothing for 15 minutes, at which time the error is
>>>> logged, then the Server service starts, and all is well.
>>>>
>>>>During that 15 minutes, the taskbar, Start menu, etc are all
>>>>unavialable--the hourglass is in effect....
>>>>
>>>>I've tried the netsh ip int reset command, also the winsock reset
>>>>command, without effect.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>--------------------------
>>>>Here is an event listing of the startup messages. The only warnings are
>>>>the Server service and browser. Then the Server service starts aftter
>>>>the error is posted...
>>>>
>>>>Event Type: Information
>>>>
>>>>Event Source: Application Popup
>>>>
>>>>Event Category: None
>>>>
>>>>Event ID: 26
>>>>
>>>>Date: 8/8/2005
>>>>
>>>>Time: 4:00:52 PM
>>>>
>>>>User: N/A
>>>>
>>>>Computer: WILL01
>>>>
>>>>Description:
>>>>
>>>>Application popup: : Machine Check: Regs
>>>>
>>>>For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>>>>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Event Type: Error
>>>>
>>>>Event Source: Service Control Manager
>>>>
>>>>Event Category: None
>>>>
>>>>Event ID: 7022
>>>>
>>>>Date: 8/8/2005
>>>>
>>>>Time: 4:16:37 PM
>>>>
>>>>User: N/A
>>>>
>>>>Computer: WILL01
>>>>
>>>>Description:
>>>>
>>>>The Server service hung on starting.
>>>>
>>>>For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>>>>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>>>
>>>>Then,
>>>>
>>>>Event Type: Error
>>>>
>>>>Event Source: Service Control Manager
>>>>
>>>>Event Category: None
>>>>
>>>>Event ID: 7001
>>>>
>>>>Date: 8/8/2005
>>>>
>>>>Time: 4:16:37 PM
>>>>
>>>>User: N/A
>>>>
>>>>Computer: WILL01
>>>>
>>>>Description:
>>>>
>>>>The Computer Browser service depends on the Server service which failed
>>>>to start because of the following error:
>>>>
>>>>After starting, the service hung in a start-pending state.
>>>>
>>>>For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>>>>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>>>
>>>>Then lots of info events, various services, and the Server service
>>>>starts...
>>>>
>>>>Event Type: Information
>>>>
>>>>Event Source: Service Control Manager
>>>>
>>>>Event Category: None
>>>>
>>>>Event ID: 7036
>>>>
>>>>Date: 8/8/2005
>>>>
>>>>Time: 4:16:40 PM
>>>>
>>>>User: N/A
>>>>
>>>>Computer: WILL01
>>>>
>>>>Description:
>>>>
>>>>The Server service entered the running state.
>>>>
>>>>For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>>>>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

I had exactly the same symptoms and this solution worked for me
as well

Thanks for the post !

Post from tyuty Quote
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Had the same problem. This doc helped me.

Situation: Clone pc with lots of sw running on xpsp2 with all sec fixes.

System hourglassed @ startup for 13-15mins. System services reported the server service as "starting" during this period, then "hung on startup" in the system log. The server service could then be manually started.

Concluded that spooler was the problem and, rather than deleting all the printers, used info in:

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;319127

Particularly:

"To resolve this issue, edit the registry to make the Spooler service dependent on the Server service. If you do so, the Spooler service does not start until the Server service is running.

To create this dependency: 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.
3. Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler
4. Click Add Value on the Edit menu.
5. Type DependOnService in the Value Name box.
6. Click REG_MULTI_SZ in the Data Type box, and then click OK.
7. Type LanmanServer in the Data box, and then click OK.
8. Click Exit on the Registry menu to quit Registry Editor.
9. Restart your computer."