Troubleshooting "The Dependency Service or Group..." Errors (123742)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q123742
When you run Windows NT Setup, the following error message appears:
The dependency service or group failed to start.
This error prevented the network from starting.
This error can be caused by:
- An IRQ conflict involving a network interface card (NIC).
- An I/O port address conflict involving a NIC.
- A NIC that is not on the hardware compatibility list (HCL).
- A corrupt NIC driver.
- A failing or broken NIC.
- An incorrect pairing of the NIC and NIC driver.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/15/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup kbtshoot KB123742 |
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