Troubleshooting "The Dependency Service or Group..." Errors

 Last reviewed: February 8, 1995
Article ID: Q123742
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 Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

When your run Windows NT Setup, the following error message appears: 

   The dependency service or group failed to start.
   This error prevented the network from starting.
This error can be caused by:
  • An IRQ conflict involving a network interface card (NIC).
  • An I/O port address conflict involving a NIC.
  • A NIC that is not on the hardware compatibility list (HCL).
  • A corrupt NIC driver.
  • A failing or broken NIC.
  • An incorrect pairing of the NIC and NIC driver.

Additional reference words: adapter 3.10 3.50 prodnt
KBCategory: kberrmsg kbsetup kbtshoot
KBSubcategory: ntsetup

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Last reviewed: February 8, 1995
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