net masker

Every time my Windows Server 2003 starts I take a popup with the following
error:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Application Popup
Event Category: None
Event ID: 26
Date: 24/8/2004
Time: 1:24:33 ìì
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER
Description:
Application popup: Service Control Manager : At least one service or driver
failed during system startup. Use Event Viewer to examine the event log for
details.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Obviously there is a delay of 1 to 2 minutes in the booting process because
after taking this popup message the system processes the items in the
"Startup
menu".

In the event viewer I examine the system and application logs and no other
errors are logged there.
I think it isn't a service because all the services that are about to start
are started!
How can I trace back what driver failed to start ???

Thanks in advance.

dave patrick

Check Device Manager for errors and or non-starting devices.

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| error:
|
| Event Type: Information
| Event Source: Application Popup
| Event Category: None
| Event ID: 26
| Date: 24/8/2004
| Time: 1:24:33 ìì
| User: N/A
| Computer: SERVER
| Description:
| Application popup: Service Control Manager : At least one service or
driver
| failed during system startup. Use Event Viewer to examine the event log
for
| details.
| For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
|
| Obviously there is a delay of 1 to 2 minutes in the booting process
because
| after taking this popup message the system processes the items in the
| "Startup
| menu".
|
| In the event viewer I examine the system and application logs and no other
| errors are logged there.
| I think it isn't a service because all the services that are about to
start
| are started!
| How can I trace back what driver failed to start ???
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
|
|
|
|
|

simon elliott

Have you looked in Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services for
services that have failed to start?

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Simon Elliott