CTX112169 - The IMA Service does not Start with Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion This document was published at: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX112169 Document ID: CTX112169, Created on: Feb 21, 2007, Updated: Feb 22, 2007 Products: Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Symptoms The IMA Service does not start on Presentation Server 4.0. The following error message appears in the Windows event log: Error 1053: ?The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion? Cause This issue is Microsoft-related. The ServiceBase class calls the OnStop method directly from the Service command handler defined in the ScDispatcherLoop of the Advapi32.dll file. After 30 seconds, if the ScDispatcherLoop thread is not ready to receive a new service command from the Service Control Manager, the Windows Service Controller marks the service as time out. Therefore, you receive this error message. Resolution To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. More Information Refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: FIX: You receive an "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion" error message when you stop or pause a managed Windows service How to obtain Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Jim Kenzig Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services Citrix Technology Professional Provision Networks VIP CEO The Kenzig Group http://www.kenzig.com Blog: http://www.techblink.com Terminal Services Downloads: http://www.thinhelp.com --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know.