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Troubleshooting "The Dependency Service or Group..." Errors

Article ID: 123742

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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When you run Windows NT Setup, the following error message appears:
The dependency service or group failed to start. This error prevented the network from starting.
This error can be caused by:

  • An IRQ conflict involving a network interface card (NIC).
  • An I/O port address conflict involving a NIC.
  • A NIC that is not on the hardware compatibility list (HCL).
  • A corrupt NIC driver.
  • A failing or broken NIC.
  • An incorrect pairing of the NIC and NIC driver.

Additional query words: adapter 3.10 prodnt

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