W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

Hello.

I am having a problem with an old Dell Optiplex desktop that is using 
old Windows 2000 SP4 (all critical updates). I noticed event logs say it 
has problems starting Windows' Task Scheduler service. I can't turn it 
on manually through GUI and command line. Here is what I saw in cmd.exe:

C:\>net start
These Windows 2000 services are started:

    Alerter
    ASF Agent
    Automatic Updates
    COM+ Event System
    Computer Browser
    DefWatch
    DHCP Client
    Distributed Link Tracking Client
    DNS Client
    Event Log
    Iap
    Intel(R) NMS
    Internet Connection Sharing
    IPSEC Policy Agent
    Logical Disk Manager
    Machine Debug Manager
    Messenger
    Network Connections
    Norton AntiVirus Client
    Plug and Play
    Print Spooler
    Protected Storage
    Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
    Remote Access Connection Manager
    Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
    Remote Registry Service
    Removable Storage
    RunAs Service
    Security Accounts Manager
    Server
    Still Image Service
    System Event Notification
    TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service
    Telephony
    Windows Management Instrumentation
    Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
    WMDM PMSP Service
    Workstation

The command completed successfully.


C:\>net start "task scheduler"
System error 1083 has occurred.

The executable program that this service is configured to run in does 
not implement the service.


Any ideas on how to fix this? Thank you in advance. :)
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date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:23:35 -0700 author: Ant NT

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

I'd check the system event log for clues.


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"Ant" wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I am having a problem with an old Dell Optiplex desktop that is using 
> old Windows 2000 SP4 (all critical updates). I noticed event logs say it 
> has problems starting Windows' Task Scheduler service. I can't turn it 
> on manually through GUI and command line. Here is what I saw in cmd.exe:
> 
> C:\>net start
> These Windows 2000 services are started:
> 
>    Alerter
>    ASF Agent
>    Automatic Updates
>    COM+ Event System
>    Computer Browser
>    DefWatch
>    DHCP Client
>    Distributed Link Tracking Client
>    DNS Client
>    Event Log
>    Iap
>    Intel(R) NMS
>    Internet Connection Sharing
>    IPSEC Policy Agent
>    Logical Disk Manager
>    Machine Debug Manager
>    Messenger
>    Network Connections
>    Norton AntiVirus Client
>    Plug and Play
>    Print Spooler
>    Protected Storage
>    Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
>    Remote Access Connection Manager
>    Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
>    Remote Registry Service
>    Removable Storage
>    RunAs Service
>    Security Accounts Manager
>    Server
>    Still Image Service
>    System Event Notification
>    TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service
>    Telephony
>    Windows Management Instrumentation
>    Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
>    WMDM PMSP Service
>    Workstation
> 
> The command completed successfully.
> 
> 
> C:\>net start "task scheduler"
> System error 1083 has occurred.
> 
> The executable program that this service is configured to run in does 
> not implement the service.
> 
> 
> Any ideas on how to fix this? Thank you in advance. :)
> -- 
> "Maybe it's like an ant hive..." "Bees man, bees have hives." "You know 
> what I mean. It's like one female that runs the whole show." "Yes, the 
> queen." "Yeah the mamma. She is bad*ss, man. I mean big." "These things 
> ain't ants estupido." "I know that." --ALIENS movie
>    /\___/\
>   / /\ /\ \  Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site)
>  | |o   o| |        Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net
>     \ _ /       Remove ANT from e-mail address: philpi@earthlink.netANT
>      ( )                                           or ANTant@zimage.com
> Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.

date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:48:13 -0600 author: Dave Patrick

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

I did. It says the same thing. Is there something else?

On 6/21/2008 11:48 AM PT, Dave Patrick typed:

> I'd check the system event log for clues.
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date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:29:08 -0700 author: Ant NT

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

There are no other errors?


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"Ant" wrote:
>I did. It says the same thing. Is there something else?

date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:58:39 -0600 author: Dave Patrick

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

On 6/21/2008 12:58 PM PT, Dave Patrick typed:

> There are no other errors?

I don't know how much this helps, but here you go from today's logs:

6/21/2008	11:32:42 AM	BROWSER	Information	None	8033	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX	The 
browser has forced an election on network 
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6B0D672A-0F80-4241-9099-DB1469B7D4FF} because a 
master browser was stopped.
6/21/2008	11:32:42 AM	Tcpip	Information	None	4202	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX	The 
system detected that network adapter D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ Wireless 
USB Adapter was disconnected from the network, and the adapter's network 
configuration has been released. If the network adapter was not 
disconnected, this may indicate that it has malfunctioned. Please 
contact your vendor for updated drivers.
6/21/2008	11:12:16 AM	Service Control Manager	Error	None	7000	N/A 
DELLOPTIPLEX	The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
following error:
The executable program that this service is configured to run in does 
not implement the service.
6/21/2008	11:07:02 AM	Service Control Manager	Error	None	7000	N/A 
DELLOPTIPLEX	The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
following error:
The executable program that this service is configured to run in does 
not implement the service.
6/21/2008	11:05:16 AM	Service Control Manager	Error	None	7000	N/A 
DELLOPTIPLEX	The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
following error:
The executable program that this service is configured to run in does 
not implement the service.
6/21/2008	11:01:47 AM	Tcpip	Information	None	4201	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX	The 
system detected that network adapter D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ Wireless 
USB Adapter was connected to the network, and has initiated normal 
operation over the network adapter.
6/21/2008	11:00:16 AM	Service Control Manager	Error	None	7000	N/A 
DELLOPTIPLEX	The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
following error:
The executable program that this service is configured to run in does 
not implement the service.
6/21/2008	10:59:51 AM	EventLog	Information	None	6005	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX 
The Event log service was started.
6/21/2008	10:59:51 AM	EventLog	Information	None	6009	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX 
Microsoft (R) Windows 2000 (R) 5.0 2195 Service Pack 4 Uniprocessor Free.
6/21/2008	10:58:57 AM	Tcpip	Error	None	4191	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX	IP could 
not open the registry key for adapter 
TCPIP\Parameters\Adapters\NDISWANIP. Interfaces on this adapter will not 
be initialized.
6/21/2008	10:58:22 AM	EventLog	Information	None	6006	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX 
The Event log service was stopped.
6/21/2008	10:37:05 AM	ipnathlp	Error	None	31008	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX	The DNS 
proxy agent was unable to read the local list of name-resolution servers 
from the registry. The data is the error code.
6/21/2008	10:35:46 AM	Tcpip	Information	None	4201	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX	The 
system detected that network adapter D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ Wireless 
USB Adapter was connected to the network, and has initiated normal 
operation over the network adapter.
6/21/2008	10:22:39 AM	Service Control Manager	Error	None	7000	N/A 
DELLOPTIPLEX	The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
following error:
The executable program that this service is configured to run in does 
not implement the service.
6/21/2008	10:22:15 AM	EventLog	Information	None	6005	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX 
The Event log service was started.
6/21/2008	10:22:15 AM	EventLog	Information	None	6009	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX 
Microsoft (R) Windows 2000 (R) 5.0 2195 Service Pack 4 Uniprocessor Free.
6/21/2008	10:21:16 AM	Tcpip	Error	None	4191	N/A	DELLOPTIPLEX	IP could 
not open the registry key for adapter 
TCPIP\Parameters\Adapters\NDISWANIP. Interfaces on this adapter will not 
be initialized.
...
-- 
"Since the world began, we have never exterminated. We probably shall 
never exterminate as much as one single insect species. If there was 
ever an example of an insect we cannot destroy, the fire ant is it." 
--an entomologist quote mentioned by Leonard Nimoy on In The Search Of: 
Deadly Ants (1978)
    /\___/\
   / /\ /\ \  Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site)
  | |o   o| |        Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net
     \ _ /       Remove ANT from e-mail address: philpi@earthlink.netANT
      ( )                                           or ANTant@zimage.com
Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.

date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:03:26 -0700 author: Ant NT

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

These may help you.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306952

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your repair install before 
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

Then

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B54730CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en



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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Ant" wrote:
> On 6/21/2008 12:58 PM PT, Dave Patrick typed:
>
>> There are no other errors?
>
> I don't know how much this helps, but here you go from today's logs:
>
> 6/21/2008 11:32:42 AM BROWSER Information None 8033 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The 
> browser has forced an election on network 
> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6B0D672A-0F80-4241-9099-DB1469B7D4FF} because a 
> master browser was stopped.
> 6/21/2008 11:32:42 AM Tcpip Information None 4202 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The 
> system detected that network adapter D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ Wireless USB 
> Adapter was disconnected from the network, and the adapter's network 
> configuration has been released. If the network adapter was not 
> disconnected, this may indicate that it has malfunctioned. Please contact 
> your vendor for updated drivers.
> 6/21/2008 11:12:16 AM Service Control Manager Error None 7000 N/A 
> DELLOPTIPLEX The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
> following error:
> The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not 
> implement the service.
> 6/21/2008 11:07:02 AM Service Control Manager Error None 7000 N/A 
> DELLOPTIPLEX The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
> following error:
> The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not 
> implement the service.
> 6/21/2008 11:05:16 AM Service Control Manager Error None 7000 N/A 
> DELLOPTIPLEX The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
> following error:
> The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not 
> implement the service.
> 6/21/2008 11:01:47 AM Tcpip Information None 4201 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The 
> system detected that network adapter D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ Wireless USB 
> Adapter was connected to the network, and has initiated normal operation 
> over the network adapter.
> 6/21/2008 11:00:16 AM Service Control Manager Error None 7000 N/A 
> DELLOPTIPLEX The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
> following error:
> The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not 
> implement the service.
> 6/21/2008 10:59:51 AM EventLog Information None 6005 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The 
> Event log service was started.
> 6/21/2008 10:59:51 AM EventLog Information None 6009 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX 
> Microsoft (R) Windows 2000 (R) 5.0 2195 Service Pack 4 Uniprocessor Free.
> 6/21/2008 10:58:57 AM Tcpip Error None 4191 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX IP could not 
> open the registry key for adapter TCPIP\Parameters\Adapters\NDISWANIP. 
> Interfaces on this adapter will not be initialized.
> 6/21/2008 10:58:22 AM EventLog Information None 6006 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The 
> Event log service was stopped.
> 6/21/2008 10:37:05 AM ipnathlp Error None 31008 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The DNS 
> proxy agent was unable to read the local list of name-resolution servers 
> from the registry. The data is the error code.
> 6/21/2008 10:35:46 AM Tcpip Information None 4201 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The 
> system detected that network adapter D-Link AirPlus DWL-120+ Wireless USB 
> Adapter was connected to the network, and has initiated normal operation 
> over the network adapter.
> 6/21/2008 10:22:39 AM Service Control Manager Error None 7000 N/A 
> DELLOPTIPLEX The Task Scheduler service failed to start due to the 
> following error:
> The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not 
> implement the service.
> 6/21/2008 10:22:15 AM EventLog Information None 6005 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX The 
> Event log service was started.
> 6/21/2008 10:22:15 AM EventLog Information None 6009 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX 
> Microsoft (R) Windows 2000 (R) 5.0 2195 Service Pack 4 Uniprocessor Free.
> 6/21/2008 10:21:16 AM Tcpip Error None 4191 N/A DELLOPTIPLEX IP could not 
> open the registry key for adapter TCPIP\Parameters\Adapters\NDISWANIP. 
> Interfaces on this adapter will not be initialized.
> ...
> -- 
> "Since the world began, we have never exterminated. We probably shall 
> never exterminate as much as one single insect species. If there was ever 
> an example of an insect we cannot destroy, the fire ant is it." --an 
> entomologist quote mentioned by Leonard Nimoy on In The Search Of: Deadly 
> Ants (1978)
>    /\___/\
>   / /\ /\ \  Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site)
>  | |o   o| |        Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net
>     \ _ /       Remove ANT from e-mail address: philpi@earthlink.netANT
>      ( )                                           or ANTant@zimage.com
> Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.

date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:53:18 -0600 author: Dave Patrick

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

Um, why do I have to reinstall? Is there no way to fix it without that 
method? Everything seems to work fine. I know it is an old OS and had 
malware attacks in the past (cleaned them up with various tools/programs 
(e.g., SpyBot, Ad-Aware, NAV CE, SuperAntiSpyware).


On 6/21/2008 1:53 PM PT, Dave Patrick typed:

> These may help you.
> 
> How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175
> 
> What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306952
> 
> Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your repair install before 
> connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE 
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
> 
> Then
> 
> Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B54730CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en 
-- 
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    /\___/\
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     \ _ /       Remove ANT from e-mail address: philpi@earthlink.netANT
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date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:38:12 -0700 author: Ant NT

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

This procedure isn't a clean install though that may be next.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Ant" wrote:
> Um, why do I have to reinstall? Is there no way to fix it without that 
> method? Everything seems to work fine. I know it is an old OS and had 
> malware attacks in the past (cleaned them up with various tools/programs 
> (e.g., SpyBot, Ad-Aware, NAV CE, SuperAntiSpyware).

date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:11:09 -0600 author: Dave Patrick

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

On 6/21/2008 7:11 PM PT, Dave Patrick typed:

> This procedure isn't a clean install though that may be next.

Well, I would like to other ways instead of doing reinstall/major repairs.
-- 
"Ants can destroy a tree. Therefore this ant can destroy a tree." 
--Logic & Fallacy
    /\___/\
   / /\ /\ \  Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site)
  | |o   o| |        Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net
     \ _ /       Remove ANT from e-mail address: philpi@earthlink.netANT
      ( )                                           or ANTant@zimage.com
Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.

date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:35:14 -0700 author: Ant NT

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

"Ant" <philpi@earthlink.netANT> wrote in message 
news:OznnhID1IHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> On 6/21/2008 7:11 PM PT, Dave Patrick typed:
>
>> This procedure isn't a clean install though that may be next.
>
> Well, I would like to other ways instead of doing reinstall/major repairs.

You previously reported that the machine had been the subject of
various malware attacks, and that you subsequently cleaned up the
damage. It is a common misconception that all damage done by
viruses and malware can be removed. This is incorrect. If the
cleaning program knows exactly what alteration was performed
in which file or registry key then a full recovery is possible. If not
then some subtle damage may remain. It's the same with the human
body - ever seen the face of a person previously afflicted with
smallpox? To me an infected machine is a compromised machine -
I would immediately replace its OS with a clean image (which
I always create shortly after the initial installation).

If I was in your position then I would do this, in the following order:

- Type these two terms into a Google search box and check the first
   20 or 30 hits:
   "The executable program that this service is configured to run" Scheduler

- Follow Dave Patricks advice and perform a repair installation.

- Re-install Windows from scratch.

date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:52:34 +0200 author: Pegasus \(MVP\)

Re: W2K SP4's Task Scheduler won't start because of "System error 1083 has occurred."

The damage may be irreparable. This is your best shot at it.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Ant" wrote:
> Well, I would like to other ways instead of doing reinstall/major repairs.
> -- 
> "Ants can destroy a tree. Therefore this ant can destroy a tree." --Logic 
> & Fallacy
>    /\___/\
>   / /\ /\ \  Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site)
>  | |o   o| |        Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net
>     \ _ /       Remove ANT from e-mail address: philpi@earthlink.netANT
>      ( )                                           or ANTant@zimage.com
> Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.

date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:14:50 -0600 author: Dave Patrick