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Services fail to start
Name: Adam Date: November 5, 1999 at 06:27:52 Pacific
Comment:
The following services fail to start on my NT 4.0 (SP5) machine. Any idea how to fix the problem? Thanks.
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The NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport Protocol service failed to start due to the following error: The system cannot find the file specified.
The NWLink NetBIOS service depends on the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport Protocol service which failed to start because of the following error: The system cannot find the file specified.
Name: Chris Date: November 5, 1999 at 06:49:03 Pacific
Reply:
You probably have to remove the whole protocol and reinstall it.
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Response Number 2
Name: graeme Date: November 5, 1999 at 07:52:10 Pacific
Reply:
It sounds as if you had removed the IPX of Netware protocol and still are trying to load the NWLink service.
You you are not connecting to a novell server I suggest going into your network properties and remove offending services
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Response Number 3
Name: Ian Baker Date: November 11, 1999 at 07:15:10 Pacific
Reply:
Just a thought .. although deinstalling and reinstalling the protocol may well work, the most common cause of this problem that I have seen is the sysadmin failing to reinstall the Service Pack after adding a protocol from the main CD. This causes no end of problems, and will often cause the machine to fall over at random times.
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Response Number 4
Name: randy Date: May 29, 2000 at 07:18:36 Pacific
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Well, I've tried all that because I have an identical error problem on Dell Precision 220 W/ NT4.0 and SP5. And that still does not solve the problem. It is bizarre..but what *IS* this file that can't be found???? and Is there some way I can simply install that particular file???
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Response Number 5
Name: Scott Date: October 19, 2000 at 08:25:10 Pacific
Reply:
I am having the same issue. Any help would be great!
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Response Number 6
Name: naveen kumar Date: December 22, 2000 at 17:59:37 Pacific
Reply:
i have a nt server 4.0 and it is giving me problem like could not start up.it always says os not found and then sometimes not even that some one please give me an explaination for these problem
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