Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) starts then decides to stop

[Sam]

I have the Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) set to automatically start,
but it never shows that it's running. When I try to start it manually,
it starts and then stops with a message that says that some services
just stop when they are not in use by other programs. There are no error
messages on the Event Viewer that are related to this. (Just
informational messages showing that it started and another showing that
it stopped).

This service used to work, but for some unknown reason just decided to
quit functioning. Does anyone have a clue as to what's happening? I've
Goggled it and have found others that have the same problem, but no
solutions were located.

Thanks.

Sam

 

[Sam]

I have the same problem with DPS and wasn't able to install SP1 either.
Have you found a way to get DPS to start and stay started?
Thanks,
Alan Eskenazi

Nope! I've also done a few Google searches since I originally posted
that message (03/17/08) and nothing new (that works) has shown up.

I'll probably be doing a reinstall of Vista at some point... going to be
doing some computer upgrades later this year. That'll fix it for sure.

Sam

 

[Sam]

Good luck. However a correction, short of a reinstall, should be
present.
Thanks,
AE

Unfortunately, what "should be" and what really "is" are two totally
different things. <sigh>

Sam