JSI Tip 2096. Event ID 7022: The Messenger Service Hung on Starting?

Jerold Schulman

February 29, 2000

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If you receive the subject event when you start your Windows NT 4.0 computer, your NetBIOS interface may be corrupt.

To fix the problem, uninstall and reinstall it:

1. Control Panel / Network / Services / NetBIOS Interface / Remove.

2. Shutdown and restart.

3. Control Panel / Network / Services / Add / NetBIOS Interface.

4. Shutdown and restart.

5. Re-apply your latest Service Pack.

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