Server service hung on startup

[Will Niccolls]

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?
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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.

 

[Will Niccolls]

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Will Niccolls]

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

Thanks!

Will

 

[Bob I]

I'd start chasing the event ID #'s here
http://www.eventid.net/

 

[Will Niccolls]

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

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

 

[Will Niccolls]

For the record, deleting all printers fixed this issue, a workaround was
also to terminate the spool service.

There was at least one printer in the printers list that didn't exist
anymore. The default printer worked fine, once the machine booted
compelety, after 20 minutes. My guess is that server service was hung
waiting for a response from the spooler, which was waiting for the printer,
all with 1200 second timeout.

Remember, start menu and taskbar items were hourglassed during that time...I
could use desktop shortcuts to open items...just not the start menu.

Anyway, perhaps this information will help someone in the future!

Will