Err Msg: The Process Cannot Switch to the Startup Current...

 Last reviewed: October 13, 1994
Article ID: Q121406
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to start a service from the Services portion of Control Panel, the following error message may appear: 

   The process cannot switch to the startup current directory
   <C:\WINNT>\SYSTEM32\. Select OK to set the current directory to C:\WINNT
   or Cancel to exit.
NOTE: <C:\WINNT> is the location of the Windows NT system files.

After choosing OK, another message appears: 

   Could not start xxxx service on \\<ComputerName>
   Error 0005: Access is Denied
NOTE: xxxx is the name of the service you are attempting to start and <ComputerName> is the name of your computer.

CAUSE

You do not have the appropriate directory permissions to access the SYSTEM32 directory.

RESOLUTION

To avoid these errors, the system administrator must grant you the appropriate rights to the directories that contain files required to start the services and any directories used by the services. (For example, the Directory Replication service requires that the replication user account has at least read and execute permissions for the SYSTEM32 directory).

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50
KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: ntutil

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Last reviewed: October 13, 1994
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