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Unable to load driver, Class win32_error Open Service 1060, The specified service doesn't exist as an installed service #75

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.When opening Peer Block from start menu or program files.
2.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Driver error pop up message.

What version of PeerBlock are you using? On what operating system? 32- or
64-bit? First saw the error with Peer Block v0.9.2.r86 on 32bit XP 
professional with SP3. 

Please provide any additional information below.  Make sure to attach
peerblock.log and/or any screenshots that would help explain your problem.

When I first got this error was about a week ago. I uninstalled PeerBlock 
via Revo Uninstaller, then ran Ccleaner, reinstalled r86 and still got the 
error. I uninstalled, ccleaner, verified program files folder was deleted 
and registry keys (that i know of) were deleted, installed again and got 
the error. Tried PeerGuardian2 070309 and got the error. Saw peer block r93 
was out and tried that to no avail. I'm currently running r93. I will also 
attach a pic of the error along with my log file.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by miragein...@gmail.com on 29 Aug 2009 at 1:46

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hmm, interesting - nobody's reported this one yet.  Giving the code a quick 
once-over
we're not really tracing any interim errors we could be receiving, so I don't 
believe
we're seeing the whole picture leading up to this error.  I'll add some 
additional
instrumentation to the code as a first step to tracking this down.

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 29 Aug 2009 at 7:08

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Well I've been also having issues with my tcp/ip protocol driver not being able 
to be 
found on intermittent reboots. This has been occurring ever since my pc crashed 
a few 
weeks ago so that was an error I've yet to fix as well. However the peer block 
error 
has only popped up the last week or so. So I actually started troubleshooting 
my 
protocol issue and I see Microsoft's ipv6 protocol installed on my network 
adapter. 
So I go ahead and uninstall that, reboot, my network comes up ok AND finally no 
error 
for PeerBlock. Granite it has only been one reboot so I haven't tested it with 
more 
reboots to see if my network problem is solved but this is the first instance 
where I 
haven't received the peer block error.

Original comment by miragein...@gmail.com on 30 Aug 2009 at 4:02

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I see we have three people having "starred" this bug, but only one person having
shared their story / logs.  Could those of you hitting this bug attempt a repro 
on
1.0 (r181), and post the results?

Targetting this for 1.1

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 29 Sep 2009 at 4:10

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2009 at 4:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Haven't heard any recent reports regarding this bug, so I'm going to assume it 
was
caused by the original submitter's TCP/IP problems.  Marking it as closed, can
re-open it if anyone hits the bug again.

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2009 at 5:24

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I have the exact same issue (same as at 
http://forums.peerblock.com/read.php?3,1849 
as well).
My machine is running Windows XP Professional 32bit.
I have tried both the stable 1.0 release and the latest interim release as of 
10/14, 
both have the same error. I have tried the portable release, and also comes up 
with 
the same error.
I too have used Revo Uninstaller to completely clean out the registry keys left 
by 
PeerBlock, but to no avail.

I would love to see a resolution to this issue.

Original comment by xenon.te...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2009 at 3:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Here's my log.

Original comment by xenon.te...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2009 at 4:00

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Re-opening this bug, as it's still being seen.  

Thank you for the peerblock.log, it looks as though we failed to create the 
Windows
Service wrapping our pbfilter.sys driver, which is leading to use failing when 
we try
to query for that service.  Looks like we'll need to add additional debug 
information
around the service-creation code and post a new test version for people to repro
against, as we're not trapping that initial error.

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2009 at 3:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Bumping up priority to High, to make sure it gets attention sooner rather than 
later.

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2009 at 10:18

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I went to replace existing PG v2.06 and installed PB v1.0.0.r181
Upon launching it for the first time I get "unable to load the packet filtering 
driver"
(PG is not running)

Original comment by nvtur...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2009 at 10:45

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
and here is my log file...

Original comment by nvtur...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2009 at 10:46

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Ah, that one - "CreateFile, 2, The system cannot find the file specified" is 
actually
fixed in our most recent Beta Release.  If you download that release
(http://www.peerblock.com/releases/interim-releases/peerblock-1.0.0-r202) it 
should
work well for you.

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2009 at 10:50

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I have the same problem. I installed the file and I launched it.
The system reported the error mentioned above.

Original comment by federico...@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2010 at 9:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I have the same problem. I installed the file and I launched it.
The system reported the error mentioned above.

Original comment by federico...@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2010 at 9:11

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I'm having the same problem and keeps giving me the same error everytime I 
start it.

Original comment by HeadShot...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2010 at 3:33

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I was having this same problem and found out that I had another firewall program
(outpost) that was running too. I shut down that firewall and peerblock run just
fine. I guess that you can't have 2 firewall programs running at the same time 
or
peerblock uses some shared driver that the other one was using. Hope this might 
help.

Original comment by couc...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2010 at 6:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I've been using mine off and on for months and had no problem till yesterday 
and now
everytime I try to run it it crashes with my 1st post error and then this one. 
I've
restarted my machine and had no luck. Been using ZoneAlarm firewall with no 
problems.
Also using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware also.  My current version of Peer Block is
1.0.0.181. Here's the other error code I get.

Original comment by HeadShot...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2010 at 10:32

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Well, unfortunately I´m also one more person having the same problems listed 
above...Seems it´s a big BUG issue to be seeing by those who create 
PeerBlock...

My complete post is at http://forums.peerblock.com/read.php?3,5594, when I 
started to 
write a few hours ago: "Hello...I´ve been using, at first, PeerGuardian and, 
then, 
PeerBlock v1.0.0.r181 with no problems...I don´t know why ( maybe something to 
be 
with Comodo Firewall?) but a couple of days ago, PeerBlock stopped to work, or 
better, could not be launched. I use Windows XP Professional SP3 and the 
general msg 
is: " PeerBlock is unable to load the packet filtering driver. This could 
happen if 
PeerBlock crashed and didn´t have a chance to unload the file or if the file 
pbfilter.sys can´t be found". 
Well, since the file pbfilter.sys exists, I decided to remove PeerBlock 
completely, 
turn off my PC, wait for some minutes, turn on my PC again choosing Comodo 
Firewall´s 
Training Mode option and install the software downloaded from PeerBlock 
website. 
Unfortunately, besides the msg above, I got these following ones: 
"Open Service 
1060 
The specified service does not exist as an installed service"

Original comment by vmo...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2010 at 6:50

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I just started having this problem as well. No recent changes to the computer, 
but when 
I booted up this morning I got the "The specified service does not exist as an 
installed service" message. I tried reinstalling the stable version, and then 
installing the beta version (r320), however neither one fixed the issue.

Original comment by dgo...@gmail.com on 23 May 2010 at 6:48

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This just popped up on my system as well.  I'd been using Peerblock without any 
issues for several months.  Yesterday I hit the exact same bug (Peerblock 
failing to launch) and the same error message as in comment 14 above.

Of possible relevance:
- I'm running Windows 7, 64-bit.
- Peerblock was configured to auto-update on launch, but had not done so for a 
while.
- Yesterday when I first encountered the error, I noticed that Peerblock was 
still listed as a service in the task manager, despite not launching properly.
- I reinstalled (without uninstalling) and the error persisted.
- This morning I uninstalled with Revo Uninstaller Pro, reinstalled, and the 
error is still persisting, but it is not still being listed as an active 
service.
- I used to get a Windows security prompt when I launched PeerBlock, asking for 
permission to make changes on the HD.  Since the error began, this security 
prompt no longer appears.

Hope this helps.

Original comment by nmor...@gmail.com on 20 Jul 2010 at 1:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I went to use PeerBlock this morning and encountered the exact same problems. 
(Running fully updated Win XP.) Seems to have appeared within the last month or 
two for me. (My guess it has something to do with a recent Windows update?) 
Apparently the only way to avoid this is to either keep PeerBlock resident or 
reboot after exiting the program, neither of which is a viable option for me. I 
even went to the Peerblock IRC chat site for assistance, d'loaded and installed 
the latest Beta version (r404), and rebooted as instructed and found, much to 
my dismay, that it still hasn't been fixed. Nearly a year and still no 
resolution to the problem??? This is rediculous!

Below is a piece of the log entry for a "good" startup after a reboot:

[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.031] [03540]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.031] [03540]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    loading 
microsoft IpFilterDriver
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.031] [03540]  [driver] [load(2)]    preparing to load 
driver - name: [IpFilterDriver], file: [System32\Drivers\IpFltDrv.sys]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    loading driver - name: 
[IpFilterDriver], file: [System32\Drivers\IpFltDrv.sys], devfile: 
[\\.\IpFilterDriver]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]  * Error:  driver not 
currently installed as service
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    - err:[1073], 
desc:[The specified service already exists.

]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    service name: 
[System32\DRIVERS\ipfltdrv.sys], file name: [System32\Drivers\IpFltDrv.sys]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    driver-service not 
running
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    - service state: [1]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    starting 
IpFilterDriver
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.046] [03540]  [driver] [start]    starting driver
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.093] [03540]  [driver] [start]    flagging driver as not 
stoppable
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.093] [03540]  [driver] [start]    started driver
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.093] [03540]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    loading 
pbfilter.sys
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.093] [03540]  [driver] [load(1)]    preparing to load 
driver - name: [pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.312] [03540]  [driver] [load(2)]    preparing to load 
driver - name: [pbfilter], file: [C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\pbfilter.sys]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:48.328] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    loading driver - name: 
[pbfilter], file: [C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\pbfilter.sys], devfile: 
[\\.\pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.031] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    driver-service not 
running
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.031] [03540]  [driver] [load(3)]    - service state: [1]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.031] [03540]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    starting 
pbfilter.sys
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.031] [03540]  [driver] [start]    starting driver
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.109] [03540]  [driver] [start]    getting handle to driver 
- devfile: [\\.\pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.109] [03540]  [driver] [start]    started driver
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.109] [03540]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    starting thread
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.109] [03540]  [pbfilter_base] [start_thread]    creating 
thread_thunk
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.109] [03540]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [15:51:49.109] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnInitDialog]    g_filter 
reset.

*******************************************************************************

I'm curious about a possible conflict between the the "flagging driver as non 
stopable" statement and future attempts to stop / unload or re-start / re-load 
the driver? 

*******************************************************************************

Here's more of the log when I attempt to exit the program:

[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.656] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnCommand]    user clicked 
tray-icon right-click menu 'Exit' item
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.656] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnCommand]    sufficient 
time has passed since last block, exiting program
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.656] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    destroying 
main window
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.656] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    writing 
config out to disk
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.656] [03540]  [Configuration] [Save]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.671] [03540]  [Configuration] [Save]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.671] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    finished 
saving config to peerblock.conf
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.718] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    destroying 
main window tabs
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.718] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    destroying 
tab: [Protection]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.718] [03540]  [LogProc] [Log_OnDestroy]  > Entering 
routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.718] [03540]  [LogProc] [Log_OnDestroy]    saving config
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.718] [03540]  [Configuration] [Save]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.718] [03540]  [Configuration] [Save]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [LogProc] [Log_OnDestroy]    setting filter 
action-function to nothing
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [LogProc] [Log_OnInitDialog]    setting 
g_log to empty LogFilterAction
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [LogProc] [Log_OnDestroy]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    tab 
[Protection] destroyed
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    destroying 
tab: [Settings]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    tab 
[Settings] destroyed
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    main window 
tabs destroyed
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    Terminating 
program...
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Main_OnDestroy]    post quit 
message
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  Message loop ended, shutting down PeerBlock
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Shutdown]    Shutting down 
PeerBlock.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [03540]  [mainproc] [Shutdown]    Resetting filter 
driver on exit
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.734] [04060]  [pbfilter_base] [thread_func]    thread 
terminating
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]   closing driver - name: 
[pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [stop]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [stop]    stopping driver
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [stop]    driver has been stopped
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [stop]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]    unloaded driver
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]   closing driver - name: 
[IpFilterDriver]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [stop]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [stop]    Tried to stop driver, but 
it is not flagged as a stoppable driver
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [stop]  < Leaving routine (without 
doing anything).
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]    unloaded driver
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]   closing driver - name: 
[pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]    Tried to close driver, 
but it wasn't loaded.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [driver] [close]  < Leaving routine (without 
doing anything).
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [mainproc] [Shutdown]    Shutting down 
winsock
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [mainproc] [Shutdown]    Finished shutting 
down PeerBlock.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  PeerBlock is now exiting, due to user 
request.  Have a nice day!
[8/8/2010] [16:55:41.750] [03540]  [UpdateThread] [UpdateThread]    destroyed 
thread class

********************************************************************************
***

There appears to be some kind of redundancy when the program stops / closes / 
unloads the driver(s).

********************************************************************************
**

Here's what I get if I try to re-start after exiting:

(Error message window)

"PeerBlock is unable to load the packet filtering driver.
This is the likely result of some strange bug. Please report this error 
including all information that follows to the PeerBlock team at 
http://foroms.peerblock.com. Thank you for helping us improve PeerBlock!

class win_32 error
CreateService
1072
The specified service has been marked for deletion.

******************************************************************************

Below are the log entries after the last attempt to restart without a reboot:

Logging Started...
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.484] [03064]  PeerBlock Starting
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.484] [03064]  PeerBlock 1.0+ (r404) - BETA RELEASE
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.484] [03064]  Flushed tracelog
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.484] [03064]  Running on OS: Windows XP 32-bit - 
Build:[2600], SP:[3.0]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.484] [03064]  User running as Admin
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.484] [03064]  Created program mutex
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.500] [03064]  Initialized common controls
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.500] [03064]  Registered color picker
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.500] [03064]  Initialized winsock
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.500] [03064]  Successfully 
PreventSetUnhandledExceptionFilter()
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.500] [03064]  Creating main UI window
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [mainproc] [Main_OnInitDialog]  > Entering 
routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [mainproc] [Main_OnInitDialog]    loading 
config
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [LoadFile]    loading 
file:[C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\peerblock.conf]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [LoadFile]    about to 
memory-map file - size: [4157]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [LoadFile]    Successfully 
loaded file:[C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\peerblock.conf]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    found peerblock 
configuration file
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
root element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
settings element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
logging element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
tracelogging element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
colors element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
windowing element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
updates element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
messages element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
ports element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]    parsing config 
lists element
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [Configuration] [Load]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [mainproc] [Main_OnInitDialog]    Config 
loaded.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [mainproc] [Main_OnInitDialog]    checking 
if previous-release updates are required
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [mainproc] [PerformPrevRelUpdates]    no 
version change, so no updates to perform
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [mainproc] [Main_OnInitDialog]    resetting 
g_filter
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    loading 
microsoft IpFilterDriver
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(2)]    preparing to load 
driver - name: [IpFilterDriver], file: [System32\Drivers\IpFltDrv.sys]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    loading driver - name: 
[IpFilterDriver], file: [System32\Drivers\IpFltDrv.sys], devfile: 
[\\.\IpFilterDriver]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]  * Error:  driver not 
currently installed as service
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    - err:[1073], 
desc:[The specified service already exists.

]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    service name: 
[System32\DRIVERS\ipfltdrv.sys], file name: [System32\Drivers\IpFltDrv.sys]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    Driver-service is 
running
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    starting 
IpFilterDriver
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [start]    driver already started
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [pbfilter_nt] [pbfilter]    loading 
pbfilter.sys
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(1)]    preparing to load 
driver - name: [pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.515] [03064]  [driver] [load(2)]    preparing to load 
driver - name: [pbfilter], file: [C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\pbfilter.sys]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    loading driver - name: 
[pbfilter], file: [C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\pbfilter.sys], devfile: 
[\\.\pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]  * Error:  driver not 
currently installed as service
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    - err:[1072], 
desc:[The specified service has been marked for deletion.

]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    comparing against 
driver full-path:[\??\C:\WINDOWS\C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\pbfilter.sys]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    service name: 
[\??\C:\Program Files\PeerBlock\pbfilter.sys], file name: [C:\Program 
Files\PeerBlock\pbfilter.sys]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    paths don't match, 
removing and recreating driver-service
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    service state: 
[SERVICE_STOP_PENDING]
[8/8/2010] [16:55:52.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    Service marked for 
delete; trying closing/reopening SCM
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]  * Error:  ERROR 
re-creating driver-service
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.531] [03064]  [driver] [load(3)]    - err:[1072], 
desc:[The specified service has been marked for deletion.

]
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]   closing driver - name: 
[IpFilterDriver]
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [stop]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [stop]    Tried to stop driver, but 
it is not flagged as a stoppable driver
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [stop]  < Leaving routine (without 
doing anything).
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]    unloaded driver
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]  < Leaving routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]  > Entering routine.
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]   closing driver - name: 
[pbfilter]
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]    Tried to close driver, 
but it wasn't loaded.
[8/8/2010] [16:56:02.562] [03064]  [driver] [close]  < Leaving routine (without 
doing anything).

The people I chatted with on IRC were quick to point the finger at Microsoft's 
driver, and they may very well be right. But the fact still remains that this 
problem is now almost a year old and has reappeared regardless of what's been 
"fixed" in the Beta releases. And, with all due respect to Microsoft, I have NO 
intention of "upgrading" to Vista or "7" - I'll get a MAC before I do that - 
right now I'll just have to do without PeerBlock, although I WILL be searching 
for an alternative that WORKS!

Some things to ponder:

(1) Why are there path discrepancies?
(2) Why has "the specified service been marked for deletion" anyway? Is 
deletion really necessary? If, so, isn't there a way it can be deleted without 
rebooting? If not, why bother?

Original comment by dolt...@netzero.net on 8 Aug 2010 at 9:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hi!
Let me tell you how I´ve "fixed" my problem:
1) with Revo Unisntaller I´ve removed the latest Stable Release:  PeerBlock 
1.0 (released Sept 27, 2009)
2) 3 months later, I decided to try the latest Beta Release:  PeerBlock 1.0+ 
(r404) (released June 9, 2010) 

And it has been being working here so far...however I have no clue of the 
consequences of using a Beta version, since it is not considered "stable"...:-/

Original comment by vmo...@gmail.com on 9 Aug 2010 at 9:38

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I'm getting this error from both releases running on winxp

Original comment by proteus...@gmail.com on 15 Sep 2010 at 6:37

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Proteus124, have you tried using an uninstaller like Revo?

VMorim in comment 22 above described exactly what worked for me.  What was 
important was that a complete uninstall was done, including registry details, 
empty folders - everything.  I had zero luck re-installing the newer version 
until I used Revo.  Try the free version, and if you've already uninstalled 
Peerblock, reinstall it, restart and then uninstall with Revo.

If that doesn't fix the problem, maybe someone else here can suggest something 
else.

Good luck.

Original comment by nmor...@gmail.com on 15 Sep 2010 at 8:22

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
PG started blocking its own updates, crashing randomly, leaving me unprotected 
and generally screwing up. So a while ago, a year or so, I switched to PB. 
Excellent prog, did what it said on the tin, quietly in the background. Till 
about a week ago.

PC needed to have a reboot, PB comes up with :- 

class win32_error 
OpenService 
1060 
The specified service does not exist as an installed service 

Uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled, got error, got revo, uninstalled, 
cleaned,rebooted, cleaned registry, rebooted, reinstalled, restarted and got 
the same error, as the last 12 times.
Am at me wits end cant keep using (the other ip blocker) it blocks google in 
one of the lists and I cant toggle between http and not. I cant even allow a 
blocked site I want to, well not easily. Please help.

Original comment by hairygee...@live.com on 29 Oct 2010 at 12:05

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I have these same sorts of issue with my PB (both ver 1.0 release and r484) on 
32-bit Windows XP SP3, similar to 

Two major problems seem to recur:

1. Often, when Peerblock closes (for whatever reason) it does not gracefully 
stop the ipfilter driver, leaving it suspended in a state of "stopping." I've 
been unable to force it to quit completely or reinitialize, forcing me to 
reboot my PC if I want to use Peerblock again. 

I can tell this problem has occurred whenever I restart Peerblock and I see the 
following:
In ver 1.0 I get the "Filter driver" error message popup.
In ver r484 I get no error message, PB appears to start normally, but then it 
does nothing after updating the lists and opening the main window. (ostensibly 
because it cannot utilize the packet filter driver?)

2. My peerblock seems to spontaneously ignore whitelists, both my user-created 
one and its own permallow list. Sometimes it obeys them properly, other times 
it chooses to ignore whitelists. (Somehow my ISP's [sprint] DNS addresses 
[68.28.90.91/68.28.82.91] have been blacklisted as "Department of Defense," 
necessitating their addition to a whitelists if I want to use my connection)

Sometimes, Disabling/Enabling peerblock will remedy this issue, though the 
right-click "Allow permanently" doesn't ever change anything (as the addresses 
are already in the permallow) and rebuilding the list cache doesn't seem to 
change things either.

I would be less puzzled if Peerblock refused to work at all, but it only works 
inconsistently, with no obvious visible reasons why.

Original comment by Stri...@gmail.com on 30 Nov 2010 at 10:31

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I am getting this error now. Tried uninstalling and using the beta version, but 
no success. Anybody resolve this?

Original comment by petergar...@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2011 at 6:28

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I had this problem
Peerblock won't start Class Win32_error OpenService 1060
I had installed something that seemed to mess up .NET Framework 4 on my 
computer (Windows XP Pro SP3 32bit)
I downloaded .NET Framework 4 and used the file to remove .NET Framework 4 and 
then to re-install it. 
PeerBlock starts again!

Problem solved.
I am using version PeerBlock 1.0+ (r484) beta release.

Original comment by thortech...@gmail.com on 26 Oct 2011 at 11:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I am having this problem too.

Original comment by TracySue...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2013 at 7:25