Incorrectly Configured Service Does Not Start

ID: Q227756

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

After you configure a service to start automatically, you may receive the following error message:

Error 1069: The service did not start due to a logon failure.

CAUSE

You can configure a service with an incorrect password. If you configure a service with an incorrect password, the error message listed above is displayed when Windows tries to start the service.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, configure the service's logon credentials on the Log On tab in the service's properties to contain a correct user account and password.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb