Microsoft KB Archive/286389

= Service Program Does Not Start Automatically =

Article ID: 286389

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q286389



SYMPTOMS
When a service starts, the startup status of the service may remain as &quot;pending.&quot; This occurs because the current status of the service is different from the startup status of the service.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Size     File name     Platform ---  25-Jan-2001  19:26  135,440  Services.exe  i386 NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB286389

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