I cannot start te workstation service on my windows 7 installtion and I can therefore not access any LAN device. Message returned is: Windows cannot start the Workstation service on Local Computer Error 126: the specified module cannot be found. Thanks for support Gipsy58

What have you done before this started? This is not normal behaviour. Here is answer from another forum: 1. Navigate to C:\Windows\Servicing\Version and read the name of a subfolder. It will be named something like 6.1.7600.16385. That is your {TrustedInstaller ID}. Copy the name of that folder to the clipboard (and paste it in Notepad for safe keeping). 2. Find a subfolder in C:\Windows\WinSxS whose name starts with: x86_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_{TrustedInstaller ID} (32bit Windows) amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_{TrustedInstaller ID} (64bit Windows) Copy the name of that folder to the clipboard (and paste it in Notepad for safe keeping). 3. Create subkey "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Version". You will need to take ownership of "Component Based Servicing" then give yourself full access permissions before you can create the key. 4. In the new Version key, create an "expandable value" using the TrustedInstaller ID as its name and the complete path of the folder you identified in WinSxS as its value. Properly you should use %SystemRoot%\WinSxS\whatever instead of C:\Windows\WinSxS\whatever. Regards Milos

Hi, You may test the issue via the steps below: Export the following registry key on a good machine. Then, please copy and import it on the problematic machine. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanWorkstation Kim Zhou TechNet Community Support