error 7000 help please!!!!!!

Question

when i try to open the network configuration, or workgroup computers i get this error: The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process. also my windows event log service wont start and is giving me error 5 access denied. i ran antivirus with no infection.  i used 3 different antiviruses to scan. ive done sfc, system restore, ive done everything i can think of, please help!

Answer 1

Hello gwarboy2000,

Thank you for posting your question to the Microsoft Answers Forum.

The error you are getting, "The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process" is because the default settings for services may have been changed.

We need to check what accounts you are starting services under.

Go to Start button, right-click on Computer, choose Manage. Then double click on Services. This will bring up the Services configuration.

Since you are getting these error messages when you attempt to open the network configuration, we need to look at four network services and their default configurations: If the default settings are different, we need to change them.

Network Connection:

Status: Started

Startup Type: Manual

Log on As: Local System

Network List Service

Status: Started

Startup Type: Automatic

Log on As: Local Service

Network Location Awareness

Status: Started

Startup Type: Automatic

Log on As: Network Service

Network Service Interface Service

Status: Started

Startup Type: Automatic

Log on As: Local Service

The Windows Event Log service:

Status: Started

Startup Type: Automatic

Log on As: Local Service

The Local System account is a predefined local account that can start a service and provide the security context for that service. The actual name of the account is NT AUTHORITY\System.

The Local Service account is a special built-in account that has reduced privileges similar to an authenticated local user account. The actual name of the account is NT AUTHORITY\LocalService.

Please reply back with the results of these tests and if you need further assistance. We will be glad to help you if you are still having an issue.

Sincerely,

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Marilyn

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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