Remote Installation Service Fails After Windws 2003 SP2 Install

[Ben]

Hi,

I just installed SP2 for Windows 2003 Server, after the reboot, I got an
error message saying a service failed. When I view the event log I see:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 15/03/2007
Time: 09:54:28
User: N/A
Computer: RISSERVER
Description:
The Remote Installation service terminated with the following error:
The specified procedure could not be found.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

I've looked on Eventid.net for event 7023, and remote installation service,
but there is not entry. If I run RISETUP and do a diagnostic check, event
viewer says that the service was successfully sent a start control, however
it then shows the above error immediately after. There are no other errors
in the event log, can anyone suggest a fix?

[Ben]

OK, ignore me, I think this is due to Remote Installation Services being
replaced by Windows Deployment Services! That'll teach me to click 'Yes'
when Windows Auto updates pops up!

Yes - the same thing just happened to me! Thanks for spotting that it was WDS which broke it. SP2 installs it automatically but does not seem to remove the BINLSVC.

[Art]

Did you do something to fix this, or find a work around. In the services
console, the remote service is set to automatic is stopped. If you try to
start you get the same 7023 error.

[[email protected]]

Me also...though only on my test server..(phew !)...should have read
all the readme.txt I guess... ;-)

Anyone found a solution to this yet ?....other than get to grips with
the new Windows Deployment Services....

[Ben]

You don't have to totally get to grips with WDS, it still runs a backwards
compatible version of RIS. So although I have WDS installed, our clients
still get the old RIS setup screen.

Go to control panel > administrative tools. Where you will find 2 new icons,
Windows Deployment Services, & Windows Deployment Services Legacy (RIS). You
can control (start/stop, add images etc) WDS & RIS through these 2 consoles.

[innuit12]

I uninstalled SP2 and my RIS install started working again.

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello innuit12,

If you upgrade 2003 RIS server with SP2:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944350

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc766320.aspx