Automatically fix error 1079 in Windows (KB 2478117)
If you receive the following error message
“Error 1079: The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process”
and services fail to start on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 R2 or Windows 7, then you can fix it with a Microsoft fixit 50671.
If you prefer to fixit it manually or want to read more info then please read KB article 2478117
Rob
Technorati Tags: KB 2478117,50671,fixit,Windows 7,Windows Vista,Windows Server
Comments
Anonymous
September 10, 2011
Thank you. It's working 100%Anonymous
December 11, 2011
did not workAnonymous
December 11, 2011
Horse - did you get a specific error message anythign else in the KB article of use? robAnonymous
March 11, 2012
Fixed it. Thanks!Anonymous
March 12, 2012
I am using Windows 8 Consumer Review and it says this does not apply to your system. Did not work.Anonymous
April 22, 2012
As a side note, I got the error on an XP machine, not a Win7 (or other) one. Thanks, ~'N.Anonymous
December 19, 2012
did not workAnonymous
April 02, 2013
did not workAnonymous
April 18, 2013
Worked great, I was able to turn windows firewall on again ThanksAnonymous
July 22, 2013
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July 23, 2013
Diggity - maybe then the speakers are broken?Anonymous
November 23, 2013
It is not working on Windows 8 :(Anonymous
February 18, 2014
Didn't work for me - audio services still won't startAnonymous
April 12, 2014
Same issue. Windows audio services can't start. Always error code 1079