Disabled service

[n89b]

I have used nLite to create a modified windows install CD, but accidentally disabled the server service which I now need to use. I can start the service and it works fine, but when I set the service to automatic startup and restart the computer the service is always disabled again. How can I keep the service enabled?

Thanks

[albator]

are you sure that no other service linked to this one are set to manual or automatic ?

Because nlite service configuration does not influence post installation services routine.

[n89b]

For some reason services.msc couldn't edit the registry to enable the service. When I enabled it manually (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver, changed start value from 4 to 2) it starts automatically. The same problem occured when I tried to add IE back to the desktop which was removed by nlite. It seems some system components cannot edit the registry. The thing is, I have done two completely separate nlite CDs and installed them on separate computers, but they both have exactly the same problem - I can't enable services and IE won't display on the desktop unless I do it manually. I used nlite 1.2.1.

Thanks for your help.

[n89b]

Ok, I properly understand it now. In HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce nlite puts 3 commands, which anybody who uses nlite may have seen popping up the first time they log on. I had no idea what they were until now.

One of these commands uses c:/windows/inf/nlite.inf to change various settings that are specified when using nlite to create an installation CD.

This file has a line that sets the lanmanserver startup registry value to 4.

As this is in the default user runonce, it ran every time I created and logged on to a new user, disabling the service.

I've just changed the value 4 to 2 in the inf and left it as it is.

Hope this helps anyone else who may have this problem.

[scott14]

Ok, I properly understand it now. In HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce nlite puts 3 commands, which anybody who uses nlite may have seen popping up the first time they log on. I had no idea what they were until now.

One of these commands uses c:/windows/inf/nlite.inf to change various settings that are specified when using nlite to create an installation CD.

This file has a line that sets the lanmanserver startup registry value to 4.

As this is in the default user runonce, it ran every time I created and logged on to a new user, disabling the service.

I've just changed the value 4 to 2 in the inf and left it as it is.

Hope this helps anyone else who may have this problem.

Yes, it helped me.

Thank you for solving this issue.

I've been having exactly the same problem.

When I start a service manually that had been disabled during nLite, it reverts back to disabled status after reboot.

In my case, unlike you, I don't have the 3 nLite files nor a RunOnce key at HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce.

However, your solution gives me a good start toward fixing this.

Edited May 18, 2007 by scott14