Microsoft KB Archive/175155

= WinNT Err. Msg: Error 1058: The Specified Service is Disabled and Cannot Be Started =

Article ID: 175155

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 NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q175155





SYMPTOMS
When you try to start a service (for example, the FTP Publishing Service) either from the Services applet in Control Panel or from a command prompt, you may get one of the following error messages:

From the Services Applet
Could not start the  service on \\.

Error 1058: The specified service is disabled and cannot be started.

From the Command Prompt
System error 1058 has occurred.

The specified service is disabled and cannot be started.



CAUSE
The service that you are trying to start has been disabled for the current hardware profile.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue you need to enable the service using the following steps for your operating system:

For Windows NT 4.0:

 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click the Services icon.
 * 3) Select the service that you are trying to start and click HW Profiles.
 * 4) Select the current hardware profile and click Enable.
 * 5) Click OK.

You can now start the service manually or by setting it to Automatic.

For Windows 2000:

 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings and click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click the Administrative Tools icon.
 * 3) Double-click the Computer Management icon.
 * 4) Expand Services and Applications.
 * 5) Click on Services.
 * 6) Double-click the service you wish to enable and set it to automatic or manual.

Additional query words: prodnt profiles iis

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB175155

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