Windows NT 3.5 with SP2: Service Fails To Start (130730)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5 SP2
This article was previously published under Q130730 SYMPTOMS
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
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
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
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5.
This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/30/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB130730 |
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