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Q134425: Event ID 7000: %1 Not A Valid Windows NT Application

Article: Q134425
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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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 about how to do this, view the
"Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a
Registry Key" help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS
========

When you restart Windows NT and attempt to run an application, service, or
install a network protocol, one of the following system events appears in Event
Viewer:

  Event ID: 7000
  Source: Service Control Manager
  Type: Error
  Description: The <service name> service failed to start due to the
  following error: <service name>: %1 not a valid Windows NT
  Application.

  -or-

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

  -or-

When you try to manually start a service from the Services tool in Control Panel,
you may receive the following error message:

  Could not start the service <name> on \\<computer name> 0193: %1
  is not a valid application.

CAUSE
=====

This problem occurs if a service component required for Windows NT, an
application, or a network protocol, is corrupted or missing.

-or-

The problem can also occur if the folder location of the executable contains
spaces in the directory name (long filename). An example would be when the
executable is located in the \Program files\<service.exe> folder.

RESOLUTION
==========

To correct this problem if the file is missing, manually expand the service
component file. For example, if the <service name> in Event ID 7000 is
MUP, expand MUP.SY_ from the Window NT CD-ROM to MUP.SYS in the
%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS folder.

To correct this problem if the file is located in a folder with a long file name,
modify the registry key containing the executable path to be enclosed in
quotation marks or change the executable to use the standard 8.3 (tilde ~) path
notation.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. 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. If
you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk
(ERD).

For example:

1. Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe), and then navigate to the following key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\[name of service]

2. Double click the ImagePath value, and then change the Value Data of ImagePath
  by adding quotation marks around the complete path, including the executable
  name. For example: "C:\Program Files\{executable}".


Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 transport

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Version           : :3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0

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