=?Utf-8?B?REtN?= wrote in
:

When I try to establish file sharing I get the following message:
“An error occurred while trying to share FOLDERNAME. The
server service is not started. The shared resource was not
created at this time.”

I tried the fix suggested elsewhere in this forum to: To start the
Server service:

1. Open a command prompt window: Start All Programs
Accessories Command Prompt.

2. Type this line at the prompt, then press Enter:

net start server

This didn't work. I got the following message: The server
service could not be started. A system error has occurred. System
error 2 has occurred. The system cannot find the file
specified.

Can anyone help?


Try this...

"You receive a "The server service is not started" error message when
you try to add a user to a group in Windows XP"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885859

You've essentially already tried Method 1 -- try Method 2 and 3.

HTH,
John