Windows 2003 The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: packet

After optimizing the system, an error appeared upon restart.

Application popup: Service Control Manager:

At least one service or driver failed during system startup. For detailed information, use Event Viewer to review the event log.

After carefully checking the Windows log, the error reason was that Windows prompted a service or driver error during startup. Found the following description in Windows security log:

The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: packet

Here’s the solution:

Local Area Connection -> Properties, find DDK PACKET Protocol in network protocols, select it and uninstall, then restart the computer.