BUG: ControlService API Fails with a GetLastError() of 1053 (202069)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q202069

SYMPTOMS

If the ControlService() API is called simultaneously from different threads to stop running services, the function may fail and a call to GetLastError() may return 1053. This failure can occur even though the service reports its current status to the service control manager in a timely fashion.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed on Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions

MORE INFORMATION

When a service controller application decides to stop a running service, it calls ControlService() with SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP as the control code.

Some ControlService() calls may return successfully while others may fail. This error can occur, even if the threads calling ControlService() are in separate processes.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbKernBase kbpending kbSCM kbService KB202069
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