Hello,
Is this OEM media or Retail media?
It may be possible you are seeing this issue.
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=931573
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:26:17 GMT
|>Subject: RE: Windows runs in Reduced Functionality mode after
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|>Hello,
|>Can you send me the event logs as well?
|>open event viewer and right click on the log file and choose to save as
|>evtx files
|>Application log
|>System log
|>Security log
|>compress the logs before sending if possible in a zip file
|>remove the online from my email address.
|>Thanks,
|>Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>|>From: (e-mail address removed) ("Darrell Gorter[MSFT]")
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|>|>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:59:52 GMT
|>|>Subject: RE: Windows runs in Reduced Functionality mode after
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|>|>Hello,
|>|>What is the startup type of the software licensing service?
|>|>Also what is the startup of RPC service? ( remote procedure call) and
|>|>status?
|>|>
|>|>Right-Click my Computer, choose manage.
|>|>Then services
|>|>Locate Software Licensing and Remote Procedure Call
|>|>Thanks,
|>|>Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>|>|>Hello Darrell. I searched for a spsys.log file and I came up empty.
I
|>|>do
|>|>|>have an spsys.sys file though.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Last night, I totally reformatted my machine and did another clean
|>|>install.
|>|>|>Everything went well and my control panel was back. I left my PC on
|>all
|>|>|>night and it locked up for some reason, I think it might be my
graphics
|>|>card
|>|>|>drivers they are the Nvidia 8800GTX beta ones that Nvidia still has
|>out.
|>|>I
|>|>|>think when my PC puts my monitor to sleep the faulty graphics drivers
|>|>makes
|>|>|>my pc lock up. I rebooted it this morning and my problem is back.
No
|>|>|>control panel until after i restart the SL Service. I have already
|>|>activated
|>|>|>my copy of Vista 3 times trying to rememdy this. Any and all help is
|>|>welcome.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
|>|>|>
|>|>|>> Hello,
|>|>|>> Is there an spsys.log file in the \windows\system32 folder?
|>|>|>> Is so can you send it to me?
|>|>|>> Remove the online from the email name.
|>|>|>> Thanks,
|>|>|>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|>|>|>>
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|>|>|>> |>The service is set to AUTO and it is running when I reboot, but I
|>|>have to
|>|>|>> |>RESTART it to get the functionality back. It's totally wierd and
I
|>|>am
|>|>|>> |>thinking about re-imaging my machine to see if that helps.
|>|>|>> |>
|>|>|>> |>"VistaUltimate" wrote:
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|>|>|>> |>> Well I suggest you turn that SLS on to start automatically,
that
|>|>way
|>|>|>> you
|>|>|>> |>> don't have to manually turn it on every time.
|>|>|>> |>
|>|>|>>
|>|>|>>
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