Microsoft KB Archive/238377

= Err Msg: The NetBEUI Protocol Service Could Not Be Stopped =

Article ID: 238377

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q238377



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to stop the NetBEUI Protocol service using the "net stop nbf" command, you may see the following output:

The NetBEUI Protocol service is stopping......

The NetBEUI Protocol service could not be stopped.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if another program is using Remote Procedure Call (RPC).



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, if you want to disable NetBEUI, you must uninstall, and then reinstall NetBEUI.

For additional information about NetBEUI and NBF, please click the article number(s) below to view the article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

102942 Key Differences Between NetBEUI and NBF



STATUS
Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB238377

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