balloon service doesn't start in Windows 2008 server

[gerfloim]

Windows 2008 64bit server
balloon driver version: 08/11/2016,60.73.104.12600 from virtio-win 0.1.126

after installing it with blnsvr -i I get:

Service not started.
  Current State: 1
  Exit Code: 1008
  Service Specific Exit Code: 0
  Check Point: 0
  Wait Hint: 0

Starting it inside services gives me:

Error 1008: an attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist

I can't find a reference in google & co.

 

[aderumier]

do you have installed the balloon driver before trying to start the service ?

 

[gerfloim]

yes of course and it is loaded in the device manager without error signs