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"The network path was not found” error message when you try to start the Server service on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

Symptoms

On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, the Server service may not start. In this scenario, the following event is logged in the System log:

Also, you receive the following error message if you try to manually start the Server service:
The network path was not found.

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Cause

This issue occurs because the system path variable (%path%) contains a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.

Note To view the system path variable, use the path command.

A system path that contains a UNC path may cause severe system problems and severe software problems. Therefore, a system path that contains a UNC path is unsupported.

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Workaround

To work around this issue, delete the UNC paths from the system path variable. If the UNC paths must be added to the environment variables, use the user path environment variable.

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Article Info
Article ID : 978856
Revision : 9
Created on : 8/20/2020
Published on : 8/20/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 233