WINS Fails to Start After Changing File Permissions

 Last reviewed: November 14, 1997
Article ID: Q158865
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After you start Windows NT, you receive the following two messages: 

   At least one service or driver failed during system startup. Use Event
   Viewer to examine the event log for details.

   Could not start the Windows Internet Name Service on \\Computername.
   Error 0001: Incorrect function."
The event log will also contain the following events in Windows NT 3.51: 

   Events 4098, 4204, and 7023.
The Event Log will also contain the following events in Windows NT 4.0: 

   Events 4224, 4318, and 7023.

CAUSE

The file permissions on the WINS directory have been changed from their default settings.

WORKAROUND

Change the file permissions back to the default of Everyone=Full Control for the %Systemroot%\System32\WINS directory.

MORE INFORMATION

The errors listed above can also indicate database corruption that is unrelated to file permissions.

Additional query words: JET database read-only prodnt multihomed
Keywords : NTSrv nttcp kbnetwork
Version : 3.51 4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: November 14, 1997
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