Product

• Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 operating system
• Microsoft Windows XP operating system

Platform

Error

Error 1058: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

Symptoms

The error message appears when you attempt to start a service manually.

For example: you try to stop RSM and it hangs instead of stopping. You restart the system, but find that you cannot start the RSM service anymore. The error message appears.

Cause

The service is disabled, or the service is disabled for the hardware profile that you are currently using.

Solution

1. From the Start menu, select Programs > Administrative Tools > Services.
2. Double-click the service that did not start.
3. Select the Log On tab.
4. Verify that the service has not been disabled for the hardware profile that you are using. If it has, click Enable.
5. Click the General tab. Verify that the service has not been disabled in the Startup Type box. If it has, click Automatic to have it start when you start the computer.

See also

Microsoft knowledge base article 241584

Keywords

Removable Storage Manager (RSM), error messages

Technical contact(s)

Derek Braendel

Submitted by

Thorsten Woelfel

Date submitted