A referral was returned from the server

[radovitch]

I was using Windows 7(64bit) Speech Recognition which was set to run at startup. I have never had any problems with this service until yesterday when, to solve an unrelated problem, I ran MISCONFIG and changed the startup selection to diagnostic mode. After solving the problem I returned to normal startup and discovered that sapisvr.exe was no longer in the startup lineup. All attempts to start it manually elicited the error mesage:
C:\Windows\Speech\Common\Sapisvr.exe
A referral was returned from the server

Does anyone have any idea how I can get this started again?
Thanks

 

[richc46]

Welcome

Use system restore from a date prior to either problem

 

[fishnbanjo]

Welcome to Seven Forums, if what richc46 doesn't set it straight a Repair Install is in order.

 

[A Guy]

This sounds like a UAC issue. If System Restore cannot fix it, try right clicking C:\Windows\Speech\Common\Sapisvr.exe and choose run as administrator. A Guy

 

[radovitch]

Thanks for the replies. I should have mentioned that when I tried System Restore it informed me that there were no Restore points. Which is weird because just before I went into diagnostic mode I'd checked and I had at least 3. Is it possible that using Diagnostic mode somehow wiped it clean?
Trying to start Sapisvr.exe as administrator just gave me the same server referral error mesage. I'll give Repair Install a shot.

 

[A Guy]

I'd try the System Files Checker before going to a repair install:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

A Guy