Microsoft KB Archive/158865

= WINS Fails to Start After Changing File Permissions =

Article ID: 158865

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q158865



SYMPTOMS
After you start Windows NT, you receive the following two messages:

At least one service or driver failed during system startup. Use Event Viewer to examine the event log for details.

Could not start the Windows Internet Name Service on \\Computername. Error 0001: Incorrect function.

The event log will also contain the following events in Windows NT 3.51:

Events 4098, 4204, and 7023.

The Event Log will also contain the following events in Windows NT 4.0:

Events 4224, 4318, and 7023.



CAUSE
The file permissions on the WINS directory have been changed from their default settings.



WORKAROUND
Change the file permissions back to the default of Everyone=Full Control for the %Systemroot%\System32\WINS directory.



MORE INFORMATION
The errors listed above can also indicate database corruption that is unrelated to file permissions.

Additional query words: JET database read-only prodnt multihomed

Keywords: kbnetwork KB158865

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