missing the server service

[nikky]

I was recently working on a Windows XP computer, SP1, which was missing the "server" service in the services applet. It was also missing the entire key from the registry.

Does anyone know how to restore this bit in the registry hklm\software\system\current control set to recreate the server service ?

 

[kippy13]

Ar u running XP pro or home?
U could potentially export the reg key from a working PC,

 

[bcastner]

torgeir, MS MVP wrote in a newsgroup:

Export the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer

from a machine where the server service is running as it should, to a registry
file with e.g. the name Lanmansvr.reg


Then, on a computer with no server service installed, run the following two command lines from e.g. a batch file (note that the rundll32 line will wrap in the newsreader!):

%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection Install.ndi
132 %SystemRoot%\Inf\netserv.inf

regedit.exe /s &quot;<some path>\Lanmansvr.reg&quot;

********* end quote *******

2. Possible Solution #2:

Click Start, select Run, and type C:\WINDOWS\INF in the textbox.
. Click OK.
. Locate the Nettcpip.inf file.
. Right-click the file Nettcpip.inf and select Install from the menu.

3. If still no joy, do a repair reinstall of XP

http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp&NoWebContent=1