>Log Name: System
>Source: Service Control Manager
>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>Event ID: 7000
>Description:
>The PortIO service failed to start due to the following error:
>The system cannot find the file specified.
and
>Log Name: System
>Source: Service Control Manager
>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>Event ID: 7000
>Description:
>The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error:
>The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.
Can I get some help here ? I can't find the Parallel port driver service or the PortIO service in the services section. Are they named something else ?
Or maybe someone knows how to fix this.
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You left out some needed information.
Does the computer actually have a parallel port?
If so, is there anything attached to this port? (Printer?)
This is an event that can have 1000s of variants. It could be indicating
that a parallel device is installed, but not connected to the system or that
a device is not installed and it is connected to the system. It could also
be a BIOS issue.
The source of Services Control Manager is not useful since this component
simply handles the start up of services and it is just recording the
failure.
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>Log Name: System
>Source: Service Control Manager
>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>Event ID: 7000
>Description:
>The PortIO service failed to start due to the following error:
>The system cannot find the file specified.
and
>Log Name: System
>Source: Service Control Manager
>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>Event ID: 7000
>Description:
>The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>error:
>The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
>has no enabled devices associated with it.
Can I get some help here ? I can't find the Parallel port driver service or
the PortIO service in the services section. Are they named something else ?
Or maybe someone knows how to fix this.
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:32:05 -0700, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote:
>You left out some needed information.
>Does the computer actually have a parallel port?
Can't really say. I don't think it does. but I could be wrong. The machine is a HP Pavilion a1723w. Manufactured Jan 2007.
>If so, is there anything attached to this port? (Printer?)
Nothing in my system information says I have a parallel port. The printer I'm using is USB.
>This is an event that can have 1000s of variants. It could be indicating
>that a parallel device is installed, but not connected to the system or that
>a device is not installed and it is connected to the system. It could also
>be a BIOS issue.
>
>The source of Services Control Manager is not useful since this component
>simply handles the start up of services and it is just recording the
>failure.
any idea on how to disable this alert vs trying to remember that it isn't causing any trouble and should be ignored ?
>
>--
>
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
>
><keepout@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
>news:8i27a3pbivn9fdk0mol7borqs75drjbpuk@4ax.com.. .
>>Log Name: System
>>Source: Service Control Manager
>>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>>Event ID: 7000
>>Description:
>>The PortIO service failed to start due to the following error:
>>The system cannot find the file specified.
>and
>>Log Name: System
>>Source: Service Control Manager
>>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>>Event ID: 7000
>>Description:
>>The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>>error:
>>The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
>>has no enabled devices associated with it.
>
>Can I get some help here ? I can't find the Parallel port driver service or
>the PortIO service in the services section. Are they named something else ?
>Or maybe someone knows how to fix this.
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Scroll down to the section on EventID 7000
Source: Service Control Manager.
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:32:05 -0700, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org>
wrote:
>You left out some needed information.
>Does the computer actually have a parallel port?
Can't really say. I don't think it does. but I could be wrong. The machine
is a HP Pavilion a1723w. Manufactured Jan 2007.
>If so, is there anything attached to this port? (Printer?)
Nothing in my system information says I have a parallel port. The printer
I'm using is USB.
>This is an event that can have 1000s of variants. It could be indicating
>that a parallel device is installed, but not connected to the system or
>that
>a device is not installed and it is connected to the system. It could also
>be a BIOS issue.
>
>The source of Services Control Manager is not useful since this component
>simply handles the start up of services and it is just recording the
>failure.
any idea on how to disable this alert vs trying to remember that it isn't
causing any trouble and should be ignored ?
>
>--
>
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
>
><keepout@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
>news:8i27a3pbivn9fdk0mol7borqs75drjbpuk@4ax.com.. .
>>Log Name: System
>>Source: Service Control Manager
>>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>>Event ID: 7000
>>Description:
>>The PortIO service failed to start due to the following error:
>>The system cannot find the file specified.
>and
>>Log Name: System
>>Source: Service Control Manager
>>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>>Event ID: 7000
>>Description:
>>The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>>error:
>>The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
>>has no enabled devices associated with it.
>
>Can I get some help here ? I can't find the Parallel port driver service or
>the PortIO service in the services section. Are they named something else ?
>Or maybe someone knows how to fix this.
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:38:53 -0700, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote:
>Your system probably does not have a parallel port since most modern systems
>have gone exclusively to USB or Firewire.
>
>You can safely ignore this warning, but if you want to research it a bit
>more, there is a lot of documentation on the following website.
>
>EventID.Net Advanced Search Results:
>http://www.eventid.net/advanceddispl...s&eventid=7000
>
>Scroll down to the section on EventID 7000
>Source: Service Control Manager.
I'll have to wait till they make it into a movie.
>Sorry, this feature is only available to EventID.Net subscribers. See the Subscription page!
What I was getting at, this shouldn't be an error if the services don't exist.
I just can't find these things in the services. What is their name ?
>
>--
>
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
>
><keepout@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
>news:sus7a3tf05hgjnfen71oj0j69v2egonoka@4ax.com.. .
>On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:32:05 -0700, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org>
>wrote:
>
>>You left out some needed information.
>>Does the computer actually have a parallel port?
>Can't really say. I don't think it does. but I could be wrong. The machine
>is a HP Pavilion a1723w. Manufactured Jan 2007.
>>If so, is there anything attached to this port? (Printer?)
>Nothing in my system information says I have a parallel port. The printer
>I'm using is USB.
>
>>This is an event that can have 1000s of variants. It could be indicating
>>that a parallel device is installed, but not connected to the system or
>>that
>>a device is not installed and it is connected to the system. It could also
>>be a BIOS issue.
>>
>>The source of Services Control Manager is not useful since this component
>>simply handles the start up of services and it is just recording the
>>failure.
>any idea on how to disable this alert vs trying to remember that it isn't
>causing any trouble and should be ignored ?
>
>>
>>--
>>
>>Ronnie Vernon
>>Microsoft MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>><keepout@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:8i27a3pbivn9fdk0mol7borqs75drjbpuk@4ax.com. ..
>>>Log Name: System
>>>Source: Service Control Manager
>>>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>>>Event ID: 7000
>>>Description:
>>>The PortIO service failed to start due to the following error:
>>>The system cannot find the file specified.
>>and
>>>Log Name: System
>>>Source: Service Control Manager
>>>Date: 7/22/2007 7:13:38 AM
>>>Event ID: 7000
>>>Description:
>>>The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following
>>>error:
>>>The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
>>>has no enabled devices associated with it.
>>
>>Can I get some help here ? I can't find the Parallel port driver service or
>>the PortIO service in the services section. Are they named something else ?
>>Or maybe someone knows how to fix this.
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