Microsoft KB Archive/313912

= The Workstation Service Does Not Start During a Repair-Mode Upgrade =

Article ID: 313912

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

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This article was previously published under Q313912



SYMPTOMS
If you upgrade a domain member computer in Repair mode, Setup continues in GUI mode after the computer restarts, but the networking components are not installed correctly. You receive an error message that is similar to:

Domain cannot be connected to or joined because the workstation service is not started.



CAUSE
You receive the error message because the Workstation services does not start.



RESOLUTION
Continue the installation, and then join the computer to the domain again after the Repair-mode upgrade is completed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB313912

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