Service failed to start, but it is unknown

I have a fresh installation of Server 2003 and I have the following error in
eventviewer (EventID: 7000)
"The MemRWNT service failed to start due to the following error: The system
cannot find the file specified"

I do not know what th MemRWNT service is for, or what it is suppossed to do,
and all attempts to find out have failed.

1st I looked in the services utility, nothing...
Then I looked in the registry under HLM/System/CCS/Services, to no avail...,
I even tried searching the registry (you'd think that the display name would
come up at least!),
I searched the HDD, and I searched Google... all came up with nothing...

If the service is failing to start, and it isn't listed in the registry,
then where is it getting the information to try to start? Remember, this is
a NEW installation, all hotfixes have been applied, and there are no device
conflicts in device manager...

Thanks
Bryan

That is a strange one. Did you look in system.ini ?

Also to display hidden devices, non-Plug and Play devices, and devices not
attached to the computer (commonly known as "ghosted" or "phantom" devices)
Save the following two lines as a file then execute.

--------------------------setdev.bat---------------------
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
---------------------------------------------------------

Then, View|Show Hidden Devices.

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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"dreyerempire" wrote:
|I have a fresh installation of Server 2003 and I have the following error
in
| eventviewer (EventID: 7000)
| "The MemRWNT service failed to start due to the following error: The
system
| cannot find the file specified"
|
| I do not know what th MemRWNT service is for, or what it is suppossed to
do,
| and all attempts to find out have failed.
|
| 1st I looked in the services utility, nothing...
| Then I looked in the registry under HLM/System/CCS/Services, to no
avail...,
| I even tried searching the registry (you'd think that the display name
would
| come up at least!),
| I searched the HDD, and I searched Google... all came up with nothing...
|
| If the service is failing to start, and it isn't listed in the registry,
| then where is it getting the information to try to start? Remember, this
is
| a NEW installation, all hotfixes have been applied, and there are no
device
| conflicts in device manager...
|
| Thanks
| Bryan

Boy, I thought we were on to something there...

I checked the system.ini, very empty...
I looked at the hidden devices, and there was one that wasn't quite kosher,
it was for the video driver...
The service name was vgaservice though... but I installed the video driver
anyway (as a side note, why do so many video driver cause BSOD?)... after
recovering from the BSOD and using the driver that came with the windows CD
rather than the MB CD, I rechecked Device manager, cleared the event logs and
restarted the computer... same error?

any other ideas?

Thanks
Bryan

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> That is a strange one. Did you look in system.ini ?
>
> Also to display hidden devices, non-Plug and Play devices, and devices not
> attached to the computer (commonly known as "ghosted" or "phantom" devices)
> Save the following two lines as a file then execute.
>
> --------------------------setdev.bat---------------------
> set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
> start devmgmt.msc
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> Then, View|Show Hidden Devices.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "dreyerempire" wrote:
> |I have a fresh installation of Server 2003 and I have the following error
> in
> | eventviewer (EventID: 7000)
> | "The MemRWNT service failed to start due to the following error: The
> system
> | cannot find the file specified"
> |
> | I do not know what th MemRWNT service is for, or what it is suppossed to
> do,
> | and all attempts to find out have failed.
> |
> | 1st I looked in the services utility, nothing...
> | Then I looked in the registry under HLM/System/CCS/Services, to no
> avail...,
> | I even tried searching the registry (you'd think that the display name
> would
> | come up at least!),
> | I searched the HDD, and I searched Google... all came up with nothing...
> |
> | If the service is failing to start, and it isn't listed in the registry,
> | then where is it getting the information to try to start? Remember, this
> is
> | a NEW installation, all hotfixes have been applied, and there are no
> device
> | conflicts in device manager...
> |
> | Thanks
> | Bryan
>
>
>

Is the server new? Did you install the OS or was it pre-installed? If the
latter you might ask the pc maker what's up with it. I think it probably is
a driver. I know you said you've search the reg but I really think it has to
be something in;
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"dreyerempire" wrote:
| Boy, I thought we were on to something there...
|
| I checked the system.ini, very empty...
| I looked at the hidden devices, and there was one that wasn't quite
kosher,
| it was for the video driver...
| The service name was vgaservice though... but I installed the video driver
| anyway (as a side note, why do so many video driver cause BSOD?)... after
| recovering from the BSOD and using the driver that came with the windows
CD
| rather than the MB CD, I rechecked Device manager, cleared the event logs
and
| restarted the computer... same error?
|
| any other ideas?
|
| Thanks
| Bryan

You might also try from the command line;
sc query
sc queryex
to see what this might turn up.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

It is new hardware, I installed the OS, I have 3 of these boxes, but this is
the only one with 2003... It is also the only one that I installed a SATA
RAID Controller from LSI Logic (MegaRAID). I have looked at the
configuration for the RAID Controller, but don't see anything related to
memRWNT... I still wonder where it is getting the information to try and
start MemRWNT, and since I searched the registry, it can't be there, there is
nothing even close. It doesn't appear to be causing any problems, however
this is a production server, and it will be my "best" DC. Slightly
disconcerting...

Thanks
Bryan

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Is the server new? Did you install the OS or was it pre-installed? If the
> latter you might ask the pc maker what's up with it. I think it probably is
> a driver. I know you said you've search the reg but I really think it has to
> be something in;
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "dreyerempire" wrote:
> | Boy, I thought we were on to something there...
> |
> | I checked the system.ini, very empty...
> | I looked at the hidden devices, and there was one that wasn't quite
> kosher,
> | it was for the video driver...
> | The service name was vgaservice though... but I installed the video driver
> | anyway (as a side note, why do so many video driver cause BSOD?)... after
> | recovering from the BSOD and using the driver that came with the windows
> CD
> | rather than the MB CD, I rechecked Device manager, cleared the event logs
> and
> | restarted the computer... same error?
> |
> | any other ideas?
> |
> | Thanks
> | Bryan
>
>
>

I did both and ported to a text file, then did a search for "mem" on it...
nothing...



"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> You might also try from the command line;
> sc query
> sc queryex
> to see what this might turn up.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>

Cool. Have you tried a 'Safe Mode', 'Enable Boot Logging' and 'Enable VGA
Mode' starts? You might also visit Device Manager again during the 'Safe
Mode' and 'Enable VGA Mode' starts.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"dreyerempire" wrote:
|I did both and ported to a text file, then did a search for "mem" on it...
| nothing...

No such luck here either, but maybe something useful, the MemRWNT.sys file is
called very differently than the rest...Did not load driver
\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\MemRWNT.sys I pasted the contents of the log below...
it's near the bottom...

__________________________-

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.2 (Build 3790)
1 14 2005 09:14:08.375
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll
Loaded driver ACPI.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\WMILIB.SYS
Loaded driver pci.sys
Loaded driver isapnp.sys
Loaded driver pciide.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\PCIIDEX.SYS
Loaded driver intelide.sys
Loaded driver MountMgr.sys
Loaded driver ftdisk.sys
Loaded driver dmload.sys
Loaded driver dmio.sys
Loaded driver volsnap.sys
Loaded driver PartMgr.sys
Loaded driver atapi.sys
Loaded driver MegaIDE.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\SCSIPORT.SYS
Loaded driver disk.sys
Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\CLASSPNP.SYS
Loaded driver Dfs.sys
Loaded driver KSecDD.sys
Loaded driver Ntfs.sys
Loaded driver NDIS.sys
Loaded driver Mup.sys
Loaded driver crcdisk.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\processr.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ialmnt5.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\usbuhci.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\usbehci.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\RTL8139.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\fdc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\serial.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\serenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\parport.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\i8042prt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\gameenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\msmpu401.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ALCXWDM.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ALCXSENS.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\audstub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rasl2tp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ndistapi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ndiswan.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\raspppoe.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\raspptp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ptilink.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\raspti.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rdpdr.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\termdd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\swenum.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\update.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ialmkchw.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ialmsbw.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\usbhub.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\flpydisk.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Sfloppy.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\i2omgmt.SYS
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Changer.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fs_Rec.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Null.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Beep.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\vga.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\mnmdd.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\RDPCDD.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Msfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Npfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rasacd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\msgpc.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ipsec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\tcpip.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\wanarp.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\netbt.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\netbios.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\imapi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fips.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Cdfs.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\afd.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ndisuio.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\parvdm.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\TDTCP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RDPWD.SYS
Did not load driver \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\MemRWNT.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wdmaud.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\sysaudio.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\splitter.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\aec.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swmidi.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\DMusic.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\drmkaud.sys



"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Cool. Have you tried a 'Safe Mode', 'Enable Boot Logging' and 'Enable VGA
> Mode' starts? You might also visit Device Manager again during the 'Safe
> Mode' and 'Enable VGA Mode' starts.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "dreyerempire" wrote:
> |I did both and ported to a text file, then did a search for "mem" on it...
> | nothing...
>
>
>

I've seen that notation in the registry before but I can't remember it's
significance right now. I'll try and find that my next days off. You might
try another registry search starting at the root 'My Computer' for that
string \??\ to see what you can find.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"dreyerempire" wrote:
| No such luck here either, but maybe something useful, the MemRWNT.sys file
is
| called very differently than the rest...Did not load driver
| \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\MemRWNT.sys I pasted the contents of the log
below...
| it's near the bottom...
|
| __________________________-
|
| Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.2 (Build 3790)
| 1 14 2005 09:14:08.375
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll
| Loaded driver ACPI.sys
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\WMILIB.SYS
| Loaded driver pci.sys
| Loaded driver isapnp.sys
| Loaded driver pciide.sys
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\PCIIDEX.SYS
| Loaded driver intelide.sys
| Loaded driver MountMgr.sys
| Loaded driver ftdisk.sys
| Loaded driver dmload.sys
| Loaded driver dmio.sys
| Loaded driver volsnap.sys
| Loaded driver PartMgr.sys
| Loaded driver atapi.sys
| Loaded driver MegaIDE.sys
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\drivers\SCSIPORT.SYS
| Loaded driver disk.sys
| Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\CLASSPNP.SYS
| Loaded driver Dfs.sys
| Loaded driver KSecDD.sys
| Loaded driver Ntfs.sys
| Loaded driver NDIS.sys
| Loaded driver Mup.sys
| Loaded driver crcdisk.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\processr.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ialmnt5.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\usbuhci.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\usbehci.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\RTL8139.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\fdc.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\serial.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\serenum.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\parport.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\i8042prt.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\gameenum.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\msmpu401.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ALCXWDM.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ALCXSENS.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\audstub.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rasl2tp.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ndistapi.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ndiswan.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\raspppoe.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\raspptp.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ptilink.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\raspti.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rdpdr.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\termdd.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\swenum.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\update.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ialmkchw.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\ialmsbw.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\usbhub.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\flpydisk.sys
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Sfloppy.SYS
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\i2omgmt.SYS
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Changer.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fs_Rec.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Null.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Beep.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\vga.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\mnmdd.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\RDPCDD.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Msfs.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Npfs.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rasacd.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\msgpc.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ipsec.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\tcpip.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\wanarp.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\netbt.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\netbios.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\imapi.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fips.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Cdfs.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\afd.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ndisuio.sys
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\parvdm.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\TDTCP.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\RDPWD.SYS
| Did not load driver \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\MemRWNT.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\wdmaud.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\sysaudio.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\splitter.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\aec.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\swmidi.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\DMusic.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\drmkaud.sys