After installing / removing applications, or manually removing Client for Microsoft Networks directly, you may find that IIS 5.0 suddenly will not start. Errors that may appear in the event log are:
- The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion; or,
- The authentification service is unknown.
There is a KB article (
KB #309051 and a starting point at
IISFAQ.com that will help with troubleshooting IIS problems.