Microsoft KB Archive/123742

= Troubleshooting "The Dependency Service or Group..." Errors =

Article ID: 123742

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q123742



When you run Windows NT Setup, the following error message appears:

The dependency service or group failed to start. This error prevented the network from starting.

This error can be caused by:


 * An IRQ conflict involving a network interface card (NIC).
 * An I/O port address conflict involving a NIC.
 * A NIC that is not on the hardware compatibility list (HCL).
 * A corrupt NIC driver.
 * A failing or broken NIC.
 * An incorrect pairing of the NIC and NIC driver.

Additional query words: adapter 3.10 prodnt

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbsetup kbprb KB123742

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