JAX - Help with DCOM error?

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Steve Marshall

I am getting a DCOM error message in Event Viewer which times when it
happens coincides with my failures to load XP to desktop.

I went to the knowledge base and I am not getting much help there - they
recommend doing an XP Repair/Install procedure but using the recovery
console and installing Windows XP to get to a point where I could run
"listservices" from a command prompt.

Seems like a long ways around the block when I can view the problem in
Event Viewer but I don't understand the answer when I double click the
red error symbol.

"The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled, or
because it has no devices associated with it. Attempting to start the
Stisvc with arguments."

If that is related to WIA I do have it disabled in the Services section.
Seems unnecessary to have scanning services enabled when I do not have a
scanner installed.
 
Hi Steve,

If I understand you right, I suggest that you go back and set services to
default and try again. The explanation of services is vague at best and the
list of dependencies is really of no value. Many times there are no
dependencies listed and after you disable the service you may find that
something doesn't work and be left wondering why.

HTH, JAX
 
You must do this manually, for each service. There are several sites on the
Internet that show the default settings for services. However, every
configuration is different, and your computer may use services differently,
as well as services that are not part of Windows XP. For starters, try here:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

Tom Swift
 
You will have to do that manually. I take it, you have gone into services
and modified the way they run, i.e. Automatic, Manual, or Disable.

If this is the case, go to Help and Support and type in services. Somewhere
in there, there is a list of the default services. You can open that list
and the services on your machine, via administrative tools, at the same time
and duplicate the defaults to your list.

HTH, JAX
 
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