webclient error win7

[silver34]

hi

cannot get the webclient service started and this is causing problems with webDav have run a sfc scan from cmd prompt and no file errors found.

any ideas plz

oh latest error code is 1079 when try to start it

 

[Jacee]

Error Code 1079

System error code 1079 means "The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process." This error code may also display as "ERROR_DIFFERENT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT" or as the value 0x437.

I'm sorry, I have no idea how to fix this. I'm just passing on the "meaning" of the error code.

 

[Jacee]

oops, never mind

 

[H2SO4]

Actually, I'm rather confident that Jacee is right on the money. The WebClient service is essentially just one DLL in a svchost instance shared with several other services, and that means all of those services need to run under the same account context.

Q:\>reg query hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\webclient\ /v ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\webclient
ImagePath REG_EXPAND_SZ %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService

Q:\>reg query hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\webclient\parameters /v ServiceDLL
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\webclient\parameters
ServiceDLL REG_EXPAND_SZ %SystemRoot%\System32\webclnt.dll

For some reason the WebClient service is configured to run under a non-default account on your machine, and it doesn't match the other accounts running in the same svchost.

You can run SERVICES.MSC to ensure that the WebClient service properties specify logon as "Local Service".

 

[silver34]

any idea what other services run on the same svchost so i can check they are all running

 

[H2SO4]

any idea what other services run on the same svchost so i can check they are all running

Q:\>tasklist /svc
Image Name PID Services
========================= ========
...
svchost.exe 764 EventSystem, fdPHost, netprofm, nsi, WdiServiceHost, WebClient

...

 

[silver34]

any idea what other services run on the same svchost so i can check they are all running

Q:\>tasklist /svc
Image Name PID Services
========================= ========
...
svchost.exe 764 EventSystem, fdPHost, netprofm, nsi, WdiServiceHost, WebClient

...

ot checked this yet will do in a sec but did a system restore to before issue a few days ago and now get error 1068 the dependancy service or group failed to start

 

[H2SO4]

any idea what other services run on the same svchost so i can check they are all running

Q:\>tasklist /svc
Image Name PID Services
========================= ========
...
svchost.exe 764 EventSystem, fdPHost, netprofm, nsi, WdiServiceHost, WebClient

...

ot checked this yet will do in a sec but did a system restore to before issue a few days ago and now get error 1068 the dependancy service or group failed to start

It's kinda odd that one machine would be blighted by so many service (mis)configuration issues. Can you think of what might have led to this? Do you perhaps use "registry cleaners"?

 

[silver34]

found one of the services listed above and started it with no problems but non of the others in services list but no change on error code

 

[silver34]

used to use them on vista but not on here thing is only installed on 23 october and nothing but problems and really dont want to re install if can help it

 

[H2SO4]

used to use them on vista but not on here thing is only installed on 23 october and nothing but problems and really dont want to re install if can help it

This may function as a workaround. It will also make further troubleshooting a little easier, even if it doesn't "fix" the symptoms by itself. On an elevated (run as admin) CMD prompt:

SC CONFIG WEBCLIENT TYPE= OWN
<then reboot>

Note the space after the equals sign and the lack of space before it.

What happens when you try to start the WebClient after the reboot?

 

[silver34]

solved problem the hard way with a re-install