Microsoft KB Archive/177093

= FPNW Service Fails to Start =

Article ID: 177093

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft File and Print Services for Netware 3.51
 * Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q177093



SYMPTOMS
The following Drwtsn32 error may appear when restarting a computer running Windows NT Server and running File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW):

Instruction at 0x7722D608 referenced memory at 0x003DDEE0 could not be

read. Exception error in nwssvc.exe.

Instruction address and memory address may be different; however, the exception should occur in Nwssvc.exe

The FPNW service will also fail to start and cannot be started manually.



CAUSE
This problem may be caused by a corrupt Net$prn.dat file located in the Sysvol directory.



RESOLUTION
To fix the problem, delete or rename the current Net$prn.dat file and restart the server. When the server restarts, a new Net$prn.dat file will be created.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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