Services.exe error messages was back

[Steve Miller]

Hello ng,

I had got a services.exe error message shortly after the computer booted. Actually, clicking on
the message window will result in the computer shutdown.

I have hade the issue a while before already. Back then I solved it with a renewed activation of
Windows booted into 'Save Mode'.

Yesterday, booted into save mode, I wasn't aware of the manual activation method, and forgot
to try therefore. A few attempts later it almost would have let me back on the hadd.

As I put in the Windows CD everything worked fine again. Until today morning.

When I try to activate Windows in normal mode, a white window will pop up and the hour glass
turning over forever.

Do you have some advice. The Windows XP copy was genuine.

Steve

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click on the Validate
Windows and/or Validate Office button then restart your computer.

If you weren't able to Validate, proceed as follows:

1. Download this diagnostic tool, saving it to your desktop:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062

=> WinXP: Double-click on the executable to run the tool.

=> Vista & Win7: Right-click on the executable and select Run as
Administrator to run the tool.

2. After running the tool, click on the Windows and/or Office tab as
appropriate and then click on Copy to Clipboard.

NB: You may want to open a new Notepad file, paste the contents of your
clipboard into it & save for future reference.

3. Begin a new post in the appropriate Microsoft Genine Advantage forum and
paste the results of the WGA Diagnostic Data in a detailed post:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/genuine

4. A troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an
appropriate solution.

 

[Steve Miller]

Hello PA Bear,

I'm riunning in a awkward difficulties here. I couldn't find my message listed on Outlook
Express. but found your reply.

However, I went to that Website and validated Window, After I clicked on the button
the following text showed up.

Validation Complete!
Thank you for completing the validation process and for using genuine Microsoft software.

By using genuine Microsoft software, you can be confident that you will have access to the latest features, security, and support,
which will help to improve your productivity and expand the capabilities of your computer.

You will also have access to new innovations and offerings available only to genuine Microsoft software customers.



Steve

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Validation Complete!

Thank you for completing the validation process and for using genuine
Microsoft software.

So all is well now?

Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did you do
a Repair Install or a clean install?

I'm riunning in a awkward difficulties here. I couldn't find my message
listed on Outlook Express. but found your reply

OE View | Current view: Is "Show all messages" and "Group messages by
conversation" the only options selected here?

Related...

From your headers: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512

Now check-in at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com ASAP and get that
computer fully patched! Then make sure Automatic Updates is enabled and
configured the way you want (cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com

Hello PA Bear,

I'm riunning in a awkward difficulties here. I couldn't find my message
listed on Outlook Express. but found your reply.

However, I went to that Website and validated Window, After I clicked on
the button the following text showed up.

Validation Complete!
Thank you for completing the validation process and for using genuine
Microsoft software.

 

[Steve Miller]

Hello, sorry I feel a bit sick at the moment and didn't do much the last few days,
therefore.

No. Unfortunately the message came back shortly after booting the computer.

Yes the options are ticked/selected.

I loaded and ran the evaluation tool as well. Still the same.

I will try to boot into save mode to see what will happen.

Steve

 

[Steve Miller]

Hello, PA Bear, where was the name borrowed from, by the way? Are you a bear
who lives in a bands PA, in order to make it buzz a lot?

However, booting in Save Mode brought not up any other information as was the
case last time.

As well, normal Windows mode didn't.

Might be the activation request was not shown in Save Mode last time, but in
normal Mode after the computer was booted to Save Mode once. I don't recall
now exactly, unfortunately.

But, the Windows Activation doesn't work properly in normal mode. It should
say something just like 'Windows already was activated!' or something, right?

Instead, I got an other error message saying 'You decided to abort the program
msoobe.exe, which doesn't respond, to end.' I think it's somehow unfair, since I
am using genuine Windows software.

But the good news was the fact that a somehow spoiled Windows activation was
the cause for services.exe to be terminated. Short for, Windows thinks it was not
genuine and shuts down.

The was being in compliance with the Windows Update website was not longer
working for my computer.

Could I somehow trigger the Activation notification to pop up? By renaming a
file or program or folder or something?

I'm asking since I already was trying to install a hotfix, which but was 'older'
then the actual software and thusly didn't install at all.

Steve

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Repost: Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did
you do a Repair Install or a clean install?

You post from a German IP (213.211.244.92). Was the computer-in-question
purchased outside of Germany and/or the EU (e.g., USA)?

 

[Steve Miller]

Hello, thank you for the reply,

What a cool name. I hope I won't forget the meaning.

No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer
this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate, which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

But it ran for month without problems. If I wouldn't know better, I would
suggest the network driver is causing it somehow.

I set up a new user account today, that the activation was working for, not so
the Windows Updates website. I was told, Windows already was activated.

Steve

PS. I only got to switch on the computer by today again.

Repost: Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did you do a Repair Install or a clean install?

You post from a German IP (213.211.244.92). Was the computer-in-question purchased outside of Germany and/or the EU (e.g., USA)?
--
~PA [as in Pennsylvania] Bear

Hello, PA Bear, where was the name borrowed from, by the way? Are you a bear
who lives in a bands PA, in order to make it buzz a lot?

However, booting in Save Mode brought not up any other information as was
the case last time.

As well, normal Windows mode didn't.

Might be the activation request was not shown in Save Mode last time, but in
normal Mode after the computer was booted to Save Mode once. I don't recall
now exactly, unfortunately.

But, the Windows Activation doesn't work properly in normal mode. It should
say something just like 'Windows already was activated!' or something,
right?
Instead, I got an other error message saying 'You decided to abort the
program msoobe.exe, which doesn't respond, to end.' I think it's somehow unfair,
since I am using genuine Windows software.

But the good news was the fact that a somehow spoiled Windows activation was
the cause for services.exe to be terminated. Short for, Windows thinks it
was not genuine and shuts down.

The was being in compliance with the Windows Update website was not longer
working for my computer.

Could I somehow trigger the Activation notification to pop up? By renaming a
file or program or folder or something?

I'm asking since I already was trying to install a hotfix, which but was
'older' then the actual software and thusly didn't install at all.

Steve

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer

this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate, which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

Upgraded to what?

How did you resolve the Bios problem?

In your first post, you said, "Yesterday... put in the Windows CD
everything worked fine again." Why did you (have to) insert the CD?

Speaking of your first post, what exactly was this "services.exe error
message"?

cf. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/services.exe.htm

If the "services.exe" file in question was not located in...

%windows%\System32 <=this folder

....you've got a(nother) hijackware infection on your hands.

 

[Steve Miller]

Hello, I upgraded a Jetway mainboard and AMD quad core processor. As well, 4 gigs
of RAM.

The Bios still was the same as before.

We I put the Windows CD in drive the error message didn't show up, only since the
CD was ín drive. I thought, by then, I couldn't be able to boot no more and put the CD
in to, probably, boot from CD. I was about to try a repair installation in case anything
else would fail to work.

Yesterday, I added a new user to see if the Activation notification would pop up. What
I didn't think of was, Windows would not let me go back to the Administrator account,
since, there was being a user account now.

I got it all set up again for the new user, so that the error message did not show up now.
Therefore I don't have the actual text of the message ready to hand.

The Windows Update website but still doesn't work for me.

Steve

No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer
this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate, which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

Upgraded to what?

How did you resolve the Bios problem?

In your first post, you said, "Yesterday... put in the Windows CD everything worked fine again." Why did you (have to) insert
the CD?

Speaking of your first post, what exactly was this "services.exe error message"?

cf. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/services.exe.htm

If the "services.exe" file in question was not located in...

%windows%\System32 <=this folder

...you've got a(nother) hijackware infection on your hands.

No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer
this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate, which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

But it ran for month without problems. If I wouldn't know better, I would
suggest the network driver is causing it somehow.

I set up a new user account today, that the activation was working for, not
so the Windows Updates website. I was told, Windows already was activated.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100%
trustworthy at this point) then do a format & clean install of Windows.
Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT fix this!

cf. http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps

After the clean install, you'll have the equivalent of a "new computer" so
take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting
the machine to the internet or a network and before using a USB key that
isn't brand-new or hasn't been freshly formatted:

5 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/xppc.mspx

Other helpful references include:

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
(after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

Also see:

Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx

Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms
http://www.microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx

Avoid Rogue Security Software!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx

Hello, I upgraded a Jetway mainboard and AMD quad core processor. As well,
4 gigs of RAM.

The Bios still was the same as before.

We I put the Windows CD in drive the error message didn't show up, only
since the CD was ín drive. I thought, by then, I couldn't be able to boot
no more and
put the CD in to, probably, boot from CD. I was about to try a repair
installation in
case anything else would fail to work.

Yesterday, I added a new user to see if the Activation notification would
pop up. What I didn't think of was, Windows would not let me go back to
the
Administrator account, since, there was being a user account now.

I got it all set up again for the new user, so that the error message did
not show up now. Therefore I don't have the actual text of the message
ready to hand.

The Windows Update website but still doesn't work for me.

Steve

No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer
this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate,
which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

Upgraded to what?

How did you resolve the Bios problem?

In your first post, you said, "Yesterday... put in the Windows CD
everything worked fine again." Why did you (have to) insert the CD?

Speaking of your first post, what exactly was this "services.exe error
message"? cf. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/services.exe.htm

If the "services.exe" file in question was not located in...

%windows%\System32 <=this folder

...you've got a(nother) hijackware infection on your hands.

No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer
this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate,
which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

But it ran for month without problems. If I wouldn't know better, I
would
suggest the network driver is causing it somehow.

I set up a new user account today, that the activation was working for,
not so the Windows Updates website. I was told, Windows already was
activated. PA Bear wrote:
Repost: Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why?
Did you do a Repair Install or a clean install? You post from a German
IP (213.211.244.92). Was the computer-in-question purchased outside of
Germany and/or the EU (e.g., USA)?


Steve Miller wrote:
However, booting in Save Mode brought not up any other information as
was the case last time.

As well, normal Windows mode didn't.

Might be the activation request was not shown in Save Mode last time,
but in normal Mode after the computer was booted to Save Mode once. I
don't
recall now exactly, unfortunately.

But, the Windows Activation doesn't work properly in normal mode. It
should say something just like 'Windows already was activated!' or
something, right?
Instead, I got an other error message saying 'You decided to abort the
program msoobe.exe, which doesn't respond, to end.' I think it's
somehow
unfair, since I am using genuine Windows software.

But the good news was the fact that a somehow spoiled Windows
activation
was the cause for services.exe to be terminated. Short for, Windows
thinks it was not genuine and shuts down.

The was being in compliance with the Windows Update website was not
longer working for my computer.

Could I somehow trigger the Activation notification to pop up? By
renaming a file or program or folder or something?

I'm asking since I already was trying to install a hotfix, which but
was
'older' then the actual software and thusly didn't install at all.

Hello, sorry I feel a bit sick at the moment and didn't do much the
last few days, therefore.

No. Unfortunately the message came back shortly after booting the
computer. Yes the options are ticked/selected.

I loaded and ran the evaluation tool as well. Still the same.

I will try to boot into save mode to see what will happen.

So all is well now?

Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did
you do a Repair Install or a clean install?

However, I went to that Website and validated Window, After I
clicked
on the button the following text showed up.

Validation Complete!
Thank you for completing the validation process and for using
genuine
Microsoft software.
<snip>

:
Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click on the
Validate Windows and/or Validate Office button then restart your
computer. If you weren't able to Validate, proceed as follows:

1. Download this diagnostic tool, saving it to your desktop:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062 => WinXP:
Double-click
on the executable to run the tool. => Vista & Win7: Right-click on
the
executable and select Run as Administrator to run the tool. 2.
After
running the tool, click on the Windows and/or Office tab as
appropriate and then click on Copy to Clipboard. NB: You may want
to open a new Notepad file, paste the
contents of your clipboard into it & save for future reference. 3.
Begin a new post in the appropriate Microsoft Genine Advantage
forum and paste the results of the WGA
Diagnostic Data in a detailed post:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/genuine 4. A
troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an
appropriate solution.

I had got a services.exe error message shortly after the computer
booted. Actually, clicking on the message window will result in
the
computer shutdown.
I have hade the issue a while before already. Back then I solved
it
with a renewed activation of Windows booted into 'Save Mode'.

Yesterday, booted into save mode, I wasn't aware of the manual
activation method, and forgot to try therefore. A few attempts
later it almost would have let me back on the hadd.
As I put in the Windows CD everything worked fine again. Until
today morning.
When I try to activate Windows in normal mode, a white window
will
pop up and the hour glass turning over forever.

Do you have some advice. The Windows XP copy was genuine.

 

[Steve Miller]

Thanks for your help PA Bear so far.

Steve

Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100% trustworthy at this point) then do a format & clean install of
Windows. Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT fix this!

cf. http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps

After the clean install, you'll have the equivalent of a "new computer" so take care of everything on the following page before
otherwise connecting the machine to the internet or a network and before using a USB key that isn't brand-new or hasn't been
freshly formatted:

5 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/xppc.mspx

Other helpful references include:

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched (after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b

Also see:

Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx

Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms
http://www.microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx

Avoid Rogue Security Software!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx

Hello, I upgraded a Jetway mainboard and AMD quad core processor. As well,
4 gigs of RAM.

The Bios still was the same as before.

We I put the Windows CD in drive the error message didn't show up, only
since the CD was ín drive. I thought, by then, I couldn't be able to boot no more and
put the CD in to, probably, boot from CD. I was about to try a repair installation in
case anything else would fail to work.

Yesterday, I added a new user to see if the Activation notification would
pop up. What I didn't think of was, Windows would not let me go back to the
Administrator account, since, there was being a user account now.

I got it all set up again for the new user, so that the error message did
not show up now. Therefore I don't have the actual text of the message ready to hand.

The Windows Update website but still doesn't work for me.

Steve

No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer
this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate, which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

Upgraded to what?

How did you resolve the Bios problem?

In your first post, you said, "Yesterday... put in the Windows CD
everything worked fine again." Why did you (have to) insert the CD?

Speaking of your first post, what exactly was this "services.exe error
message"? cf. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/services.exe.htm

If the "services.exe" file in question was not located in...

%windows%\System32 <=this folder

...you've got a(nother) hijackware infection on your hands.


Steve Miller wrote:
No the computer was bought in Germany and upgraded by me in summer
this year and running with no problems except standby and hibernate, which
was caused by a spoiled manufacturers Bios.

But it ran for month without problems. If I wouldn't know better, I would
suggest the network driver is causing it somehow.

I set up a new user account today, that the activation was working for,
not so the Windows Updates website. I was told, Windows already was
activated. PA Bear wrote:
Repost: Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why?
Did you do a Repair Install or a clean install? You post from a German
IP (213.211.244.92). Was the computer-in-question purchased outside of Germany and/or the EU (e.g., USA)?


Steve Miller wrote:
However, booting in Save Mode brought not up any other information as
was the case last time.

As well, normal Windows mode didn't.

Might be the activation request was not shown in Save Mode last time,
but in normal Mode after the computer was booted to Save Mode once. I don't
recall now exactly, unfortunately.

But, the Windows Activation doesn't work properly in normal mode. It
should say something just like 'Windows already was activated!' or
something, right?
Instead, I got an other error message saying 'You decided to abort the
program msoobe.exe, which doesn't respond, to end.' I think it's somehow
unfair, since I am using genuine Windows software.

But the good news was the fact that a somehow spoiled Windows activation
was the cause for services.exe to be terminated. Short for, Windows
thinks it was not genuine and shuts down.

The was being in compliance with the Windows Update website was not
longer working for my computer.

Could I somehow trigger the Activation notification to pop up? By
renaming a file or program or folder or something?

I'm asking since I already was trying to install a hotfix, which but was
'older' then the actual software and thusly didn't install at all.

Hello, sorry I feel a bit sick at the moment and didn't do much the
last few days, therefore.

No. Unfortunately the message came back shortly after booting the
computer. Yes the options are ticked/selected.

I loaded and ran the evaluation tool as well. Still the same.

I will try to boot into save mode to see what will happen.

So all is well now?

Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did
you do a Repair Install or a clean install?
<snip>
However, I went to that Website and validated Window, After I clicked
on the button the following text showed up.

Validation Complete!
Thank you for completing the validation process and for using genuine
Microsoft software.
<snip>

:
Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click on the
Validate Windows and/or Validate Office button then restart your
computer. If you weren't able to Validate, proceed as follows:

1. Download this diagnostic tool, saving it to your desktop:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062 => WinXP: Double-click
on the executable to run the tool. => Vista & Win7: Right-click on the
executable and select Run as Administrator to run the tool. 2. After
running the tool, click on the Windows and/or Office tab as
appropriate and then click on Copy to Clipboard. NB: You may want to open a new Notepad file, paste the
contents of your clipboard into it & save for future reference. 3.
Begin a new post in the appropriate Microsoft Genine Advantage forum and paste the results of the WGA
Diagnostic Data in a detailed post:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/genuine 4. A
troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an
appropriate solution.

I had got a services.exe error message shortly after the computer
booted. Actually, clicking on the message window will result in the
computer shutdown.
I have hade the issue a while before already. Back then I solved it
with a renewed activation of Windows booted into 'Save Mode'.

Yesterday, booted into save mode, I wasn't aware of the manual
activation method, and forgot to try therefore. A few attempts
later it almost would have let me back on the hadd.
As I put in the Windows CD everything worked fine again. Until
today morning.
When I try to activate Windows in normal mode, a white window will
pop up and the hour glass turning over forever.

Do you have some advice. The Windows XP copy was genuine.