Cannot access services

Whenever I try and run defrag I get the following "Windows
cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may
not have appropriate permission to access the item." This
occurs when I try ann run anything from the admin tools
control panel. If I try and run msconfig no problem but
when I try and run services.msc I get the same error
message. If I try run cmd I also get the same message. I
have scanned registry settings, checked permissions etc....
still no resolution. Any insights would be appreciated.
Cheers

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item No. 291 (Restore Defrag Snap-In).

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Chet" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
news:001201c47989$ed0625a0$3a01280a@phx.gbl...

| Whenever I try and run defrag I get the following "Windows
| cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may
| not have appropriate permission to access the item." This
| occurs when I try ann run anything from the admin tools
| control panel. If I try and run msconfig no problem but
| when I try and run services.msc I get the same error
| message. If I try run cmd I also get the same message. I
| have scanned registry settings, checked permissions etc....
| still no resolution. Any insights would be appreciated.
| Cheers

ello Carey --- thank you for your suggestion. I had tried
all of the tweaks at Kelly's site, including the cmd
Snap-In before my post. Unfortunately none of them have
worked to resolve the problem. This is a wierd one. Let me
expand on a couple of additional points that I should have
made. Also from the Systems Tools I can run restore,
cleanmgr but not defrag. All of the modules including
defrag are in the proper directory and exist. Any further
thoughts would be appreciated.
Cheers
>-----Originals Message-----
>Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and
scroll down to
>Item No. 291 (Restore Defrag Snap-In).
>
>[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>"Chet" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
> news:001201c47989$ed0625a0$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
>
>| Whenever I try and run defrag I get the following "Windows
>| cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may
>| not have appropriate permission to access the item." This
>| occurs when I try ann run anything from the admin tools
>| control panel. If I try and run msconfig no problem but
>| when I try and run services.msc I get the same error
>| message. If I try run cmd I also get the same message. I
>| have scanned registry settings, checked permissions etc....
>| still no resolution. Any insights would be appreciated.
>| Cheers
>.
>