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Q136711: Error 2140 When Starting Service With Parameters

Article: Q136711
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 21-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following message appears when you attempt to manually start a service from
Control Panel Services by selecting the service and specifying values in the
Startup Parameters field:

  Could not start the <service_name> service on \\<server_name>.
  Error 2140: An internal Windows NT error occurred.

This error typically occurs in conjunction with SRVANY.EXE, included in the
Windows NT 3.5 Resource Kit.

CAUSE
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This error results from an attempt to start a service with incorrect Startup
Parameters. Most default Windows NT services do not use the Startup Parameters
field so this error is uncommon.

RESOLUTION
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Verify that you are using the appropriate Startup Parameters for the service you
are attempting to start. To pass startup parameters to a service, select the
service, type the parameters in the Startup Parameters field, and then choose
the Start button.

SRVANY.EXE requires that you type in the full command-line, including the
application name and parameters associated with your service. Fully- qualified
path names should be used when specifying the application.

NOTE: Backslashes are treated as an escape character. You must type two
backslashes for each backslash in a parameter. For example:

  D:\\BINP\\B.EXE C:\\TMP\\MYEXE

For additional information on SRVANY.EXE read SRVANY.WRI included in the Windows
NT 3.5 and 3.51 Resource Kits.

For additional information to fully troubleshoot Srvany problems, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152460 Troubleshooting SrvAny Using Cmd.exe

Additional query words: prodnt 3.50 3.51 start-up automatic logon srvany

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