Messenger Service Fails When Using Only NWLINK

ID: Q176029

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When NWLink is the only protocol installed, the Messenger service fails to start, and the following error is recorded in the Event Log:


   Error ID: 7024  Source:
   The Messenger Service Terminated With Service-Specific Error 2105.

Server Manager fails with the following error:

The Network Path Was Not Found. Do You Want to Select Another Domain to Administer?

License Manager fails with the following error:

The Specified Domain Does Not Exist

Although you cannot connect with NWLink NetBIOS, you can connect with direct hosting clients such as Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. SPX and NCP-based communication to the server will continue to function correctly.

CAUSE

Installing support for multiple IPX frame types with Windows NT Server 4.0 can cause this problem, depending upon the order in which the frame types are added.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Keywords : kbbug4.00 ntprotocol kbfix4.00.sp3 kbinfo NTSrv
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug