HomeGroup Listener Error -2147023143
I've noticed that recently, other Windows 7 computers in my network were unable to use the HomeGroup feature with the HomeGroup server I set up on my main system. Checking the services, I noticed that HomeGroup Provider was running, but HomeGroup Listener wasn't. When I tried to start it, I received a -2147023143 error. The dependencies list only cites Server, which is running. Are there any settings I need to change, services I need to run, or other things I need to do to run this service?
June 14th, 2009 5:10am

Have you disabled IPv6? Is your network set as a Home network? Have you tried the Homegroup troubleshooter?Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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June 14th, 2009 6:38pm

IPv6 is enabled. The network is a Home network. How do I access the Homegroup troubleshooter?
June 17th, 2009 10:34am

hi,u can access homegroup troubleshooter control panel - >network and internet-> homegroup -> start the home group troubleshooter. Another freaky attempt would be you can try attempting to delete a service using sc command.try this if you think the homegroup were working or is working with another pctake a backup of reg and use the command console to delete the service. service name for homegroup listener is "HomeGroupListener"sc delete HomeGroupListenerrestart the system and type the following commandsreg copy hklm\system\ControlSet001\services\HomeGroupListener hklm\system\CurrentControlSetservices\HomeGroupListener /s/fthe ControlSet should be determined from the select key in hklm\system and check for the value of LastknownGood.
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June 17th, 2009 3:48pm

Ya, um... I can't even get there. The "Choose homegroup and sharing options" refuse to open. That's how I found out about this service issue in the first place. I'm fairly certain the service's registry data is not at fault. It's likely an unlisted dependent service or something of that nature.
June 18th, 2009 6:52pm

Hi there, i had same problem and i take steps as Gprsan suggested,"sc delete HomeGroupListener" but for some reason reg copy command didnt work i get Error :INVALID SYNTAX any suggestion ?
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July 11th, 2009 1:22am

nice going, the reason that dublin-z had a syntax error is because when you follow the instructions you give to go to cmd and type "sc delete HomeGroupListener" that command deletes it not only from CurrentControlSet, but also from ControlSet001 and ControlSet002 so there no longer is a HomeGroupListener item in ControlSet001 to copy from. thus, the syntax error. so youve just made a bad problem worse for any users who followed you foolish advise. dont give advise if you dont know what your talking about.
January 17th, 2010 9:05am

I was having the same error on my computer as well. I picked up a comment on another forum website for an older problem and their problem seemed to be created by having the Windows Firewall Service disabled in the Services and Applications> Services section. I found when I set Windows Firewall service back to automatic and Started it, I was then able to go to the service Homegroup Listener and I changed that service to Automatic and was able to then Start Homegroup Listener. This at least was a fix I could do without risk to my system as the changes would have been easy to reverse, but they worked for me. Maybe others can try that and post back here with their results.
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January 19th, 2010 7:13pm

Hmm... Enabling the Firewall service does appear to restore the HomeGroup Listener to running, though that only seems to mask the error, not fix the problem. I've also noticed this: Possible Memory Leak. Application (C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted) (PID: 944) has passed a non-NULL pointer to RPC for an [out] parameter marked [allocate(all_nodes)]. [allocate(all_nodes)] parameters are always reallocated; if the original pointer contained the address of valid memory, that memory will be leaked. The call originated on the interface with UUID ({3f31c91e-2545-4b7b-9311-9529e8bffef6}), Method number (20). User Action: Contact your application vendor for an updated version of the application.
July 21st, 2010 5:32am

Definitely is needing windows firewall on to startup, if you disable Windows firewall because you are running a 3rd party FW you will need to also run Windows FW in conjunction. Is this the only way it will run? Can anyone suggest a solution as I prefer to not run unnecessary services. Thanks SD
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November 2nd, 2010 4:35pm

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