Hello All, I'm trying to trouble shoot some 1053 service startup errors and I need some suggestions on what to try next. I have updated a service application and now it fails to start with the 1053 error. But the error displays almost immediately after I try to start the service. The 30 second timeout never gets hit. In troubleshooting the error, I've cleaned out the OnStart function so it is now (at least in my last test build) complete empty and I still get the 1053 error. The server is remote and hosts other applications so my testing options are somewhat limited. Is there any way to get more information on what is causing the error? Any flags I can set to force a more useful dump of debug info? TIA, -tomas

Hello, you have provided too less information, at least the complete event viewer entry is needed. Also the used OS version incl. SP/patch level. You can start here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839880 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883271 http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1053&eventno=1584&source=Userenv&phase=1Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Hi, As Meinolf mentioned, please provide us more information, such as the service mentioned. Did the error occur when trying to start a custom developed service? If so, please understand that for the coding related issue, Microsoft Developer Network Forum is the best resource. I recommend you submit a new question in Microsoft Developer Network Forum for further assistance. Microsoft Developer Network Forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/categories/ If not, for further troubleshooting, please help gather the following files on the problematic server. MPSReport ------------------- Please generate a MPS Directory Service report on the computer that is reporting the error. The MPS report is utilized to gather detailed information regarding a system's current configuration. The data collected will assist me with problem isolation. To do this: a. Download Microsoft Product Support Reports tool from the following link, according to your system architecture. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CEBF3C7C-7CA5-408F-88B7-F9C79B7306C0&displaylang=en b. Right click on downloaded mpsreports_x86.exe or mpsreports_x64.exe, and choose Run as Administrator. c. Agree the License Agreement, and choose This Computer. d. Select General, Internet and Networking, Business Networks, Server Components, and click Next. e. After finishing collecting logs, please choose Save the result to save it to a .CAB file, and send the CAB file to the workspace. Note: Sometimes the CAB file may fail to be generated on your machine. This is usually caused by the interference from some third-party application such as certain antivirus program. If it still cannot be generated after another attempt, then please manually zip all the output files in the following folder and send the .zip file to the workspace. "%systemroot%\MPSReports\DirSvc\Logs Upload these file to the following workspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ You can upload the information files to the following link. (Please choose "Send Files to Microsoft") Workspace URL: (https://sftus.one.microsoft.com/choosetransfer.aspx?key=5b7131e6-d930-422c-9def-e589756a6702) Password: iUDw@KHcE2zz- Note: Due to differences in text formatting with various email clients, the workspace link above may appear to be broken. Please be sure to include all text between '(' and ')' when typing or copying the workspace link into your browser. Meanwhile, please note that files uploaded for more than 72 hours will be deleted automatically. Please ensure to notify me timely after you have uploaded the files. Thank you for your understanding. Thanks. Nina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.