How to permanently disable Network Load balancing?

Question

I have a brand new Poweredge 2600 Windows Server 2003 in a LAN where it will be the only server running. The front panel "Caution Indicator" is constantly blinking red. Looking in the "Event Viewer" under "System", the only error message is:

Event ID: 7000

"The Network Load balancing service failed to start due to the following error:

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

I went into Network Connections/ Local Area Connection Properties and uninstalled "Network Load Balancing", yet the error message still appears on reboot. Can't get rid of this, yet have no need for laod balancing in our LAN.

Are there some Registry entries I need to remove?

Any advice greatly appreciated

Server specs:

5 Drives - 1 OS, 1 Application, Raid 5

OS Name Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Standard Edition
Version 5.2.3790 Service Pack 1 Build 3790
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name CENTRAL-SERVER
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model PowerEdge 2600
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2392 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2392 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A12, 8/3/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
Total Physical Memory 2,047.34 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.59 GB
Total Virtual Memory 3.85 GB
Available Virtual Memory 3.54 GB
Page File Space 2.00 GB

AlphaZerone · Answer

Here is a little bat file that I made that does the trick

@echo off
echo You are about to delete WLBS service from registry
pause

REG QUERY hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\wlbs

if errorlevel 1 GOTO error
if errorlevel 0 GOTO success

:error
echo ***********************
echo WLBS service not found
echo ***********************
pause
cls
exit

:success
REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wlbs /f
echo **********************************
echo WLBS service deleted from registry
echo **********************************
pause
cls
exit

I setup about 3 Servers a week and I was tired of having to go through Regedit. So created this to do it.

Miw · Answer

I'm all for disabling unnecessary services, but the front panel indicator won't flash amber from errors in the Windows event log. To find out what the problem is you need to install the OMSA client (available for download from dell support) and check the system's hardware log. You may have a hardware problem you need to address. Message Edited by Miw on 04-21-200609:34 PM

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