Event ID 7000: RDR Service Failed to Start

Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
Article ID: Q124641

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

When you reboot a computer running Windows NT Server the following text is written to the System Log (Event Id 7000):

   The RDR service failed to start due to the following error;
   An Instant of the service is already running.

   The SRV service failed to start due to the following error;
   An Instant of the service is already running.

This problem occurs when you are using a beta release of System Management Server.

To correct this problem, remove the beta version of SMS or install a released version of SMS.

Additional query words: sms prodnt stop errors prodsms
Keywords : kbnetwork smsgeneral
Version : 3.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
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