Article: Q130730
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5 SP2
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 SP2
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SYMPTOMS
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A service immediately fails when it is started. The following event is logged in
the system log:
The <name_of_service> service failed to start with the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.
If you start the service by running Control Panel and choosing Services, one of
the following message boxes appears:
- Could not start the <name_of_service> service on
\\<computer_name>. Error 0123: The <file_name>,
<directory_name>, or <volume_label> syntax is incorrect.
-or-
- Could not start the <name_of_service> service on
\\<computer_name>. Error 0002: The system cannot find the file
specified.
These symptoms occur only if Windows NT Service Pack 2 (SP2) is installed on your
computer running Windows NT 3.5.
NOTE: If the ErrorControl registry parameter for this service is set to zero, an
event is not logged (because that parameter causes errors during service start
to be ignored).
CAUSE
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On a computer running Windows NT 3.5 with SP2 installed, the service controller
does not parse the command line correctly if the command line for a service
contains multiple parameters, and the service logs on under an account other
than LocalSystem.
RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, reinstall Windows NT 3.5, but do not reinstall
Service Pack 2.
NOTE: If you do this, you will lose all fixes supplied in Service Pack 2.
To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT version 3.51.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This
problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.
Additional query words: prodnt 3.50 3.51 stops aborts event viewer
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTW350SP2 kbWinNTS350SP2
Version : :3.5 SP2
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