lansweeper service will not start

[mwhitese]

I am getting the following application event error when trying to start the lansweeper server:

Service cannot be started. System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'LansweeperService.starter' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlPerformanceCounters' threw an exception. ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Unrecognized configuration section system.serviceModel. (c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\machine.config line 146)
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal)
at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfParseErrors(ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors)
at System.Configuration.BaseCon...

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Does anyone know how to resolve this problem?

[Hemoco]

You are the first one to report this error.
From what I can find it seems to be related to a corrupt dotnet framework installations.

http://weblogs.asp.net/bhouse/archive/2005/11/10/430270.aspx
http://geekswithblogs.net/mnf/archive/2008/11/14/could-not-load-type-system.servicemodel.configurati...

Most likely the "ServiceModelReg.exe /i" will fix your problem.