ProjectEventService won't start using Network Service account

[BrianM]

Trying to install PS2007 with SP1 in Server 2003. The install goes fine, but
when running the SharePoint Configuration Wizard, it fails at stage 6 of 12
with the error:

Failed to register SharePoint Services. An exception of type
System.InvalidOperationException was thrown. Additional exception
information: Cannot start service ProjectEventService on computer '.'.

From the PSCDiagnostics log:
Exception: System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot start service
ProjectEventService on computer '.'. --->
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The service did not respond to the
start or control request in a timely fashion.

The ProjectEventService (Microsoft Office Project Server Event) won't even
start manually using the Network Service account. Starting the service with
a domain account works, but subsequently running the Config Wizard causes the
service to be removed and re-provisioned to run using the Network Service
account, which again fails.

Presumably Network Service needs elevated permissions, but even adding it to
the local Admin group makes no difference.

Anyone come across this sort of issue before?

 

[Christophe Fiessinger [MSFT]]

Brian let me guess you are based in Australia, correct?
Anyway check these thanks to BING:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com...t/thread/a1d7365f-b762-4ed4-9ce0-0e8c21610c43
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Sof..._Management/Microsoft_Project/Q_23363074.html

 

[BrianM]

You guess correctly Christophe - the global MS Support grapevine works fast


We have tried disabling the CRL checking feature suggested by the second
link, but as for the other suggestion I'm not 100% sure if the environment
has been patched with the latest updates. I will have my customer check this
out.

Thankyou.
B.