[windows2000] Re: Services dying on XP

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:48:12 +0200

Charles R. Buchanan <> wrote on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:22 PM:

I got the message. ;-) Did the reboot to make a fresh start at the time. In
any case, as you might've seen from a previous mail, the issue seems to have
been solved. At least for the time being... 8-]


> I was referring to the re-boots that you might have to do when testing
> the different combos of services. Granted most don't need a re-boot to
> start, but I was thinking it might be a good idea, just to see if those
> that are suppose to run automatically will start. Hope that made some
> sense! 8-)
> 
> 
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:07:40 +0200, "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> took time to say the following: 
> 
>> Charles R. Buchanan <> wrote on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:53 PM:
>> 
>> It doesn't spontaneuosly reboot. Yet...
>> 
>> But I'll start looking into what service may fail and take others with it.
>> 
>> 
>>> My thinking as well. I would try to find out of the services that keep
>>> failing, which other services are related on the web first. Maybe that
>>> would help to cut down on the number of re-boots possibly because that
>>> does take a toll on the hardware after awhile.  :-(
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:41:10 +0100, "Angus Macdonald"
>>> <Angus.Macdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> took time to say the following:
>>> 
>>>> Perhaps a single service on which other services depend is failing,
>>>> taking the others out with it. Failures should be noted in the event log.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
>>>> Sent: 25 April 2007 12:51
>>>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Services dying on XP
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com <> wrote on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:26 PM:
>>>> 
>>>> Uninstalled SAVCE, rebooted a few times. Same thing, the services still
>>>> die. 8-/ 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> What antivirus are you using? Try turning it off and see if the
>>>>> services start. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 4/24/07, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Have you had services just die on a computer?
>>>>> 
>>>>>   I have five of them... All the same brand and model (Dell Optiplex
>>>>>   GX270). I initially installed one of them as I wanted it, then ran
>>>>>   sysprep on the master and mirrored this master to the other four. Yes,
>>>>>   it's a long and tedious way, but I wanted to try sysprep out now when
I
>>>>> for once had five         identical systems.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Anyway, the computers worked fine for a month or so, and the problems
>>>>> started. 
>>>>> 
>>>>>   One of the machines I manually reinstalled (without sysprep) but I
>>>>>   still have the same problem with this one as the other four.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   All of them run WinXP SP2 English.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   I was alerted to the fact that something was wrong when some of the
>>>>>   users using the new(ish) machines reported that the audio was gone.
>>>>>   Checking the services, I noticed several services that were set to
>>>>>   automatic start, weren't starting as they. On occasion they would
>>>>>   start properly and then shutdown after a few minutes.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Would you guys have any idea what's going on, because I'm at a loss
>>>>> here... 
>>>>> 
>>>>>   I'd appreciate any info or hints on this problem.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   TIA.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   --
>>>>> 
>>>>>   BW,
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Sorin
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