DNS Fails to Start with Event 1000 and 1004 and SCM 7023

ID: Q197146

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you start your Domain Naming Service (DNS) on your computer running Windows NT Server, you may receive the following error:

System Error 2: "The system cannot find the file specified"
The DNS service will then terminate and you will receive the following events in your event log: 

   EventID: 1000
   Source: DNS
   Type: Error
   Description: DNS Server could not open the file dns\<zone-file-name>.
   The data is the error.
   Data: (grayed out)

   EventID: 1004
   Source: DNS
   Type: Error
   Description: DNS Server could not find or open database file dns\<zone-
   file-name>.
   Data: 0000: 02 00 00 00 (in bytes)

   EventID: 7023
   Source: Service Control Manager
   Type: Error
   Description: The Microsoft DNS Server service terminated with the
   following error: The system cannot find the file specified.
   Data: (grayed out)


CAUSE

The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CCS\Services\DNS\Zones registry key still has a subfolder/key for the zone but the zone file of <zone-file-name> is missing.


RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Either remove the zone subkey or subkeys referenced in the event log or create the zone file with correct format and proper information under %SystemRoot%\system32\dns.

Additional query words: dns zone SCM System Error 


Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 25, 1999