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From: Jim Snively on 26 May 2010 22:26
Hi All:

Without the Workstation service starting the computer is almost useless. No
networking, can't install SpywareDoctor (needs to update itself), Can't
install Belkin Easy Transfer
Cable for Windows 7 (requires Crypto service which depends on workstation).
Can't even look at events.
Can't burn CD's.

Trying to start the workstation service service gives:

Could not start the Workstation service on Local Computer.
Error 2: The system could not find the file specified

I tried sfc /scannow. It took all afternoon but did not help the issue.

My only recourse to migrate to a new Windows machine is to hang the HDD on
another
machine and burn CD's there/

Any suggestions would be welcome.

Jim Snively



From: John John - MVP on 27 May 2010 07:11
Jim Snively wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Without the Workstation service starting the computer is almost useless. No
> networking, can't install SpywareDoctor (needs to update itself), Can't
> install Belkin Easy Transfer
> Cable for Windows 7 (requires Crypto service which depends on workstation).
> Can't even look at events.
> Can't burn CD's.
>
> Trying to start the workstation service service gives:
>
> Could not start the Workstation service on Local Computer.
> Error 2: The system could not find the file specified
>
> I tried sfc /scannow. It took all afternoon but did not help the issue.
>
> My only recourse to migrate to a new Windows machine is to hang the HDD on
> another
> machine and burn CD's there/
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome.

Is the ServiceDll value pointing to %SystemRoot%\System32\wkssvc.dll at
the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\parameters key?

John
From: Jim Snively on 27 May 2010 09:16
John, Yes it is. And the file exists there 129KB dated 6/10/2009 2:14 am.
Jim
"John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
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> Jim Snively wrote:
>> Hi All:
>>
>> Without the Workstation service starting the computer is almost useless.
>> No
>> networking, can't install SpywareDoctor (needs to update itself), Can't
>> install Belkin Easy Transfer
>> Cable for Windows 7 (requires Crypto service which depends on
>> workstation). Can't even look at events.
>> Can't burn CD's.
>>
>> Trying to start the workstation service service gives:
>>
>> Could not start the Workstation service on Local Computer.
>> Error 2: The system could not find the file specified
>>
>> I tried sfc /scannow. It took all afternoon but did not help the issue.
>>
>> My only recourse to migrate to a new Windows machine is to hang the HDD
>> on another
>> machine and burn CD's there/
>>
>> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Is the ServiceDll value pointing to %SystemRoot%\System32\wkssvc.dll at
> the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\parameters
> key?
>
> John


From: Adnan on 31 May 2010 02:46
On May 27, 7:26 am, "Jim Snively" <jwsniv...(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Without the Workstation service starting the computer is almost useless.  No
> networking, can't install SpywareDoctor (needs to update itself), Can't
> install Belkin Easy Transfer
> Cable for Windows 7 (requires Crypto service which depends on workstation).
> Can't even look at events.
> Can't burn CD's.
>
> Trying to start the workstation service service gives:
>
> Could not start the Workstation service on Local Computer.
> Error 2: The system could not  find the file specified
>
> I tried sfc /scannow.  It took all afternoon but did not help the issue..
>
> My only recourse to migrate to a new Windows machine is to hang the HDD on
> another
> machine and burn CD's there/
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Jim Snively



I think this is NetBEUI protocol problem. You should use the following
steps to solve this:


Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-
click Network.
Click the Bindings tab, and then click All Adapters in the Show
Bindings For box.
Click the plus sign next to the second network adapter.
Click NetBEUI Protocol, and then click Disable.
Click Close, and then restart the computer.
From: Jim Snively on 3 Jun 2010 09:36
Nice thought, but Control Panel has only Network Connections. Network
Cnnections has only My Web Sites on MSN. There are 3 network adapters in
device manager -- one NIC, one wireless NIC and 1394 Net Adapter. No
connections.

Any further ideas.

Jim Snively

"Adnan" <adnankmk(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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On May 27, 7:26 am, "Jim Snively" <jwsniv...(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Without the Workstation service starting the computer is almost useless.
> No
> networking, can't install SpywareDoctor (needs to update itself), Can't
> install Belkin Easy Transfer
> Cable for Windows 7 (requires Crypto service which depends on
> workstation).
> Can't even look at events.
> Can't burn CD's.
>
> Trying to start the workstation service service gives:
>
> Could not start the Workstation service on Local Computer.
> Error 2: The system could not find the file specified
>
> I tried sfc /scannow. It took all afternoon but did not help the issue.
>
> My only recourse to migrate to a new Windows machine is to hang the HDD on
> another
> machine and burn CD's there/
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Jim Snively



I think this is NetBEUI protocol problem. You should use the following
steps to solve this:


Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-
click Network.
Click the Bindings tab, and then click All Adapters in the Show
Bindings For box.
Click the plus sign next to the second network adapter.
Click NetBEUI Protocol, and then click Disable.
Click Close, and then restart the computer.


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