Unable to start service on Win 2003

[Guest Chris Coates]

I have an application installed on a Win 2003 server.

The service has been running fine, but if the service stops, I have to

reboot to get it started again.

If I just try to restart the service I get a error 1073 "The specified

service already exists"

 

I know it exists, I installed it and have been using it. I am not trying to

re-install the app, just restart the service.

 

I have looked on line but everything I have found involves installing or

re-installing a service, which I am not doing.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

Chris

[Guest Steve Goddard]

RE: Unable to start service on Win 2003

 

Does the process stop/fail at the same time as the service?

 

I would assume it doesn't shutdown cleanly and leaves the process or child

process running.

 

If the service is stopping randomly then report the bug the vendor, check

for updates on the app and look through any forums the app has for

resolutions.

 

--

Steve G.

MCSA 2003 +M

 

 

"Chris Coates" wrote:

> I have an application installed on a Win 2003 server.

> The service has been running fine, but if the service stops, I have to

> reboot to get it started again.

> If I just try to restart the service I get a error 1073 "The specified

> service already exists"

>

> I know it exists, I installed it and have been using it. I am not trying to

> re-install the app, just restart the service.

>

> I have looked on line but everything I have found involves installing or

> re-installing a service, which I am not doing.

>

> Any help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks

> Chris

>

>

>

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Unable to start service on Win 2003

 

Chris Coates wrote:

> I have an application installed on a Win 2003 server.

> The service has been running fine, but if the service stops, I have to

> reboot to get it started again.

> If I just try to restart the service I get a error 1073 "The specified

> service already exists"

>

> I know it exists, I installed it and have been using it. I am not trying to

> re-install the app, just restart the service.

>

> I have looked on line but everything I have found involves installing or

> re-installing a service, which I am not doing.

>

> Any help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks

> Chris

>

>

What is the service? What errors show up in the Event Logs?

 

Sounds like the service may be in a "stopping" state. Check the services

control panel. You could try PSKILL from Sysinternals. When this happens

next time, try using the utility to kill the process. Use PSLIST to list

the running services.

 

Of course, this is only a workaround to avoid having to reboot the

server. You still need to identify the reason for the problem....

 

--

 

Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services