Windows 2003 "server" service not starting(Access denied)

On Windows 2003 servers, if you see following error while trying to start server(lanmanserver) service:

 

Acess is denied.

 

Without the service, file sharing will not work on that machine.

 

Installing the following hotfixes will fix the issue:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

 

 

Cheers,
Santhosh