ADS Server service won't start

[former_member613967]

I'm trying to install a new 12.2 version of ADS on our database server. The service is not running, and when I try to start it it fails with error 7044, logs say a registered copy of the ADS is already running on a server on the network. I do have our previous 11.x version running on one development workstation, running in local mode. How can I get the server based copy running for testing while the local version is running for code development?

[michael_loop]

Different versions of Advantage on the network could generate the 7044 error ("Advantage Server already on network") if they share the same serial number, even though the validation codes would have been different. Local server should not cause this problem, but make sure that ads.exe is not running unused on the v11 server.

If this doesn't explain the issue, there are sometimes conflicts on servers with multiple NICs. You could go into the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Advantage\Configuration and add the DWORD LAN_IP_ADDRESS. Set the value to the IP address you want the Advantage server to listen on.

A corrupted TCP/IP stack has also been known to cause this issue. To fix this, run "netsh int ip reset c:\resetlpg.txt" or go into the Ethernet or Wifi adapter's properties and uninstall and reinstall IPv4.

Finally, I have seen reports that router issues can cause this problem, although I don't have any information on the specific problems or how they were resolved.