DHCP client service does not start

[SurnameS]

I recently upgraded one of my Xp desktop to Windows Vista Business edition. As we have a Windows 2003 server domain running in Office, I successfully connected my new Vista desktop to the same as well. But since then my DHCP client service has stopped running. After many restarts when it was still not running I tried starting it manually but that gave me an error message stating:

“Windows could not start the DHCP client service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied’

As this service is log on as local service, I even tried changing the logon account but that resulted in to the following error message: "Windows could not start the DHCP client service on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process."

All other Xp computers are working fine, don’t know whats the problem with this Vista. Somebody please help me to get rid of this annoying issue. Many thanks.

[tynana]

Hey friend, did you found any solution for the same? Even am having the same problem on my Vista which Diagnostic report says:

The DHCP client service is not running on this computer.
This is required to connect to other computers and devices on the network.

Just like you I tried starting it manually but no success. Is there any working solution for this error? Thanks in advance.

[hammerhand]

hey, i found a work around to fix this stupid problem:-
1- first you have to login using any user with administrative privileges.
2- start---> Run---> regedit
3- go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip.
4- right-click on the Tcpip from the left tap menu and choose permission.
5- Choose (Allow) for all listed groups and users, then press apply and ok.
6- go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dhcp.
7- do the same as before.
8- now plug your network cable or connect to the wireless, if u got an IP from the DHCP then it's done, if not you have to open the services from the administrative tools to run the DHCP clinet or stop and run the service again.

*** YOU HAVE TO DO THIS EVERYTIME U LOG IN OR CONNECT TO THE
NETWORK.
*** THIS PROBLEM ASLO EXIST WITH WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE.

This problem might be related to the DHCP server, seems like up-grading from windows 2000 advanced server to windows 2003 may cause this probem, or maybe the group policy in the active directory.