Mtlmnt Service Error

[Johnny]

About once a day I receive this error that causes my system to crash: "The
Mtlmnt service failed to start due to the following error: The system cannot
find the file specified" Error ID 7000. Right now I am thinking it is a
modem that is causing this error but I do not have a modem installed on my
PC. However I did move my HD to a new system and the remainents of the old
drive is looking for modem on my new system. I was not able to find anything
online regarding this error and the MS knowledge base didnt help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314357&Product=winxp
Any suggestions on what I am dealing with here?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Johnny,

This error is usually caused by an orphaned service entry in the registry.
The Services (and Kernel drivers) entries are present in the following
registry location. One of the sub-keys may be related to "Mtlmnt". You
should be able to identify them easily by reading the "DisplayName" and
"ImagePath" fields in the right-pane in the Registry Editor.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\]

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor. Before
modifying/removing a Service, create a System Restore point or a complete
Registry backup, just in case something happens.

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--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

 

[Johnny]

Ramesh,

Thanks for the info you provided me. I made a backup of the registry like
you suggested. I was able to get into the registry but I have no idea what I
am suppose to be looking for.

Regards,

Johnny

Hi Johnny,

This error is usually caused by an orphaned service entry in the registry.
The Services (and Kernel drivers) entries are present in the following
registry location. One of the sub-keys may be related to "Mtlmnt". You
should be able to identify them easily by reading the "DisplayName" and
"ImagePath" fields in the right-pane in the Registry Editor.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\]

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor. Before
modifying/removing a Service, create a System Restore point or a complete
Registry backup, just in case something happens.

[ERUNT] Registry Backup and Restore for Windows
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

[ERUNT] - Direct download
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt-setup.exe

[Installing & Using ERUNT]
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

About once a day I receive this error that causes my system to crash:
"The Mtlmnt service failed to start due to the following error: The
system cannot find the file specified" Error ID 7000. Right now I am
thinking it is a modem that is causing this error but I do not have a
modem installed on my PC. However I did move my HD to a new system and
the remainents of the old drive is looking for modem on my new system. I
was not able to find anything online regarding this error and the MS
knowledge base didnt help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314357&Product=winxp
Any suggestions on what I am dealing with here?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Johnny,

See if there is any entry reading "Mtlmnt" or similar. Also, you should be
able to identify them easily by reading the "DisplayName" and "ImagePath"
fields in the right-pane in the Registry Editor.

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

Ramesh,

Thanks for the info you provided me. I made a backup of the registry like
you suggested. I was able to get into the registry but I have no idea what
I am suppose to be looking for.

Regards,

Johnny

Hi Johnny,

This error is usually caused by an orphaned service entry in the
registry. The Services (and Kernel drivers) entries are present in the
following registry location. One of the sub-keys may be related to
"Mtlmnt". You should be able to identify them easily by reading the
"DisplayName" and "ImagePath" fields in the right-pane in the Registry
Editor.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\]

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor. Before
modifying/removing a Service, create a System Restore point or a complete
Registry backup, just in case something happens.

[ERUNT] Registry Backup and Restore for Windows
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

[ERUNT] - Direct download
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt-setup.exe

[Installing & Using ERUNT]
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

About once a day I receive this error that causes my system to crash:
"The Mtlmnt service failed to start due to the following error: The
system cannot find the file specified" Error ID 7000. Right now I am
thinking it is a modem that is causing this error but I do not have a
modem installed on my PC. However I did move my HD to a new system and
the remainents of the old drive is looking for modem on my new system. I
was not able to find anything online regarding this error and the MS
knowledge base didnt help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314357&Product=winxp
Any suggestions on what I am dealing with here?