HTTP Fails to start

Saturns

Anyone know a way to reinstall Windows' HTTP API, need it up and running so I
can get the HTTPFilter service and others that depend on it functioning.

Starting the API from command prompt:

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>sc start http
[sc] StartService FAILED 1058:

The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

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Any help here, much appreciated.

Mark L. Ferguson

This article is for Vista, and the firewall service, but your problem and
solution are basically the same:
Some services do not start in Windows Vista:

You need to change permissions for the registry keys for the service.
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"Saturns" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Anyone know a way to reinstall Windows' HTTP API, need it up and running
> so I
> can get the HTTPFilter service and others that depend on it functioning.
>
> Starting the API from command prompt:
>
> ------------------------
>
>>sc start http
> [sc] StartService FAILED 1058:
>
> The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
> has no enabled devices associated with it.
>
> ------------------------
>
> Any help here, much appreciated.

Saturns

Thanks for posting the reply.

First tried removing all permissions to the key,

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces\HTTP"

Fired up the service and got an "Error 5, Access Denied".

Couldn't find and assign permissions to "NT_SERVICE" group for the above key
(as directed in the Vista Article). The group was also not listed on an XP
machine running HTTP API.

In any case I gave every group full access permission to the key (Amongst
these, "SERVICE", "LOCAL SERVICE" and "NETWORK SERVICE") which reverted HTTP
back to giving the same, "[SC] StartSerivce FAILED 1058" error.

Still unable to find any documentation on HTTP service errors.

Tried replacing all http.sys files and importing all registry references to
http.sys from a machine with the HTTP API service running... No joy.

I've run "sfc" from command, ran an XP repair from the WinXP Pro SP2 Disk.
Don't yet want to replace with a fresh copy as would likely mean losing all
my program install records, and would take several days to reinstall all the
heavy weight programs I need (30GB+).

Might when I get the time backup as a .bkf file on a network drive, and make
a fresh install of the system keeping aside the system and software SAM
files, in the hope I might avoid program reinstalls.

I hope there is someone out there whom can part wisdom with a simpler fix.

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> This article is for Vista, and the firewall service, but your problem and
> solution are basically the same:
> Some services do not start in Windows Vista:
>
> You need to change permissions for the registry keys for the service.
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> Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web
> interface.
>
> Mark L. Ferguson
> .
>
> "Saturns" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Anyone know a way to reinstall Windows' HTTP API, need it up and running
> > so I
> > can get the HTTPFilter service and others that depend on it functioning.
> >
> > Starting the API from command prompt:
> >
> > ------------------------
> >
> >>sc start http
> > [sc] StartService FAILED 1058:
> >
> > The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
> > has no enabled devices associated with it.
> >
> > ------------------------
> >
> > Any help here, much appreciated.
>