No Server Service

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Ira D

I've got an XP box that is essentially invisible to the
network. I tried to add a user to it and I get an
message that the server service is not started I went
into the services and wow! no server service. Does
anyone have any Idea how to correct this. We have about
15 or so XP boxes and all of the rest of them work fine.
 
Right click My Network Places and select Properties. Right click each
Network Connection and select Properties. Make sure that each shows that
Client for Microsoft Networks and File and Print Sharing are installed, even
if they're not checked. If necessary remove these two services/clients and
re-install them.
 
Ira said:
I've got an XP box that is essentially invisible to the
network. I tried to add a user to it and I get an
message that the server service is not started I went
into the services and wow! no server service. Does
anyone have any Idea how to correct this. We have about
15 or so XP boxes and all of the rest of them work fine.
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Hi

This might fix it:

Export the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer

from a machine where the server service is running as it should, to a registry
file with e.g. the name Lanmansvr.reg


Then, on a computer with no server service installed, run the following
command line from a command prompt or Start\Run
(note that the rundll32 line will wrap in the newsreader!):

%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection Install.ndi
132 %SystemRoot%\Inf\netserv.inf

Then import the registry file "Lanmansvr.reg" by e.g. double clicking on it in
Explorer.
 
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