Microsoft KB Archive/152235

= Monitor Service Stops Immediately After Being Started =

Article ID: 152235

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q152235



SYMPTOMS
When running the Monitor.exe and Datalog.exe utilities from the "Windows NT Resource Kit," the Monitor Service starts, then immediately stops.

The Application Event log will show that the service was started and stopped at the exact same time:

  502 - Service started with configuration file:  501 - Service started logging data to file 500 - Service was stopped.

You may also receive the following error message in the System Event log:

  Event ID: 7005   Source: Service Control Manager Description:    The RpcImpersonateClient call failed with the following error: No security context is available to                   allow impersonation.



CAUSE
In Windows NT 3.51, the Language setting in the International Control Panel tool is set to one of the following:

  English (Canadian) English (Irish) English (New Zealand)

In Windows NT 4.0, the Language setting in the Regional Settings Control Panel tool is set to one of the following:

  English (Belize) English (Canadian) English (Caribbean) English (Ireland) English (Jamaica) English (New Zealand) English (South Africa) English (Trinidad)

NOTE: This behavior does not occur with any other English language settings.



RESOLUTION
Use one of the following Language settings:

  English (Australian) English (United Kingdom) English (United States)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Windows NT versions listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords: kbbug kbnetwork KB152235

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