An error occurred while trying to share folder over a network

Some times after running Windows updates or reinstalling the OS we may face issues with sharing folders in our computer over a network. We may get an error message An error occurred while trying to share . The Server service is not started . The reason for failure in sharing folder is due to the stopped state of lanmanserver service on your computer.


How to start lanmanserver service to fix sharing issue



To fix the error "An error occurred while trying to share . The Server service is not started " we need to start the lanmanserver on your computer. The steps to start lanmanserver service are..

1. Click on start and go to command prompt

2. On command prompt type "net start lanmanserver" and press enter.

An error occurred while trying to share . The Server service is not started

After starting the lanmanserver you will not face any issues in sharing your folder over a Local Network.


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6 comments:

Puneet Kalra said...

i hav tried this but it is result in in a error. "system error 87 has occured. the parameter is in correct"

please tell me if there is any solution to it.

Thanks

Siju George said...

When you are getting this error message?

Please note that you should exclude " " and type
net start lanmanserver

on the command prompt

Puneet Kalra said...

when i try to start the server either by clicking on start or by typing "net start lanmanserver" on command prompt

Siju George said...

You may use this command on command prompt to fix the network sharing issues.

net use


The syntax is

C:\>net use network name

Anonymous said...

I get this "The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it."

Any resolution?

Anonymous said...

me also result this > "system error 5 has occured"
what to do ??