Trevor said:
This is the first error after boot up in the event viewer:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: EventLog
Event Category: None
Event ID: 6009
Date: 14/03/2006
Time: 15:37:44
User: N/A
Computer: MEDION
Description:
Microsoft (R) Windows (R) 5.01. 2600 Service Pack 2 Multiprocessor Free.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
I'm sure what you really want is the link above, but I have followed your
instructions and this is where it led me.
This is a copy and paste of the above link - the first error message after
boot up
Details
Product: Windows Operating System
Event ID: 7000
Source: Service Control Manager
Version: 5.0
Symbolic Name: EVENT_SERVICE_START_FAILED
Message: The %1 service failed to start due to the
following error:
%2.
Explanation
Service Control Manager (SCM) could not start the
specified service, probably because the service is not configured correctly.
User Action
Do one or all of the following:
a.. Review the error information displayed in the
message.
b.. Verify that the service password has not expired.
c.. Verify that the service is in the correct location.
d.. Verify that the service is not infected with a
virus.
e.. To display the WIN32_EXIT_CODE error that SCM
encountered when trying to start the program, at the command prompt, type
sc query service name
The information displayed can help you troubleshoot
possible causes for the error.
If the WIN32_EXIT_CODE is zero, then SCM did not attempt
to start the service because the error was detected first.
Version: 5.2
Symbolic Name: EVENT_SERVICE_START_FAILED
Message: The %1 service failed to start due to the
following error:
%2
Explanation
Service Control Manager (SCM) could not start the
specified service, probably because the service is not configured correctly.
User Action
Do one or all of the following:
a.. Review the error information displayed in the
message.
b.. Verify that the service password has not expired.
c.. Verify that the service is in the correct location.
d.. Verify that the service is not infected with a
virus.
e.. To display the WIN32_EXIT_CODE error that SCM
encountered when trying to start the program, at the command prompt, type
sc query service name
The information displayed can help you troubleshoot
possible causes for the error.
If the WIN32_EXIT_CODE is zero, then SCM did not attempt
to start the service because the error was detected first.
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