Microsoft KB Archive/175653

= Err Msg: At Least One Service or Driver Failed... =

Article ID: 175653

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q175653



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information on how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" online Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" online Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOM
When you start Windows NT, you may receive the following error message:

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

When this occurs, you may see the following error message in the system log in Event Viewer

  Could not start service on \\ Error 0005: Access is Denied where is the name of the service you are attempting to start, and is the name of your computer.

The following error message may also appear in system log:

  Event ID: 7000 Source: Service Control Manager Description: service failed to start due to the following error: The system cannot find the file specified.



CAUSE
These error messages can occur if the ImagePath string value has a data value that contains a long file name with spaces in the following registry key:



RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To resolve this error message, change the ImagePath string value by typing quotation marks (") around the data value in the following registry key:



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about this issue, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 179147

TITLE : Access Denied Starting Program

Additional query words: prodnt kb3rdparty third party service

Keywords: KB175653

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