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Frank

Hi all,
don't know this newsgroup is the right one for my question, if u have a
better one plse tell me.

I run a (freeware) program (truecrypt) that uses some service. I run it via
taskschedular when starting the PC. If I cut the power of the PC (to test
powerfailure) and startup again and start the program then I get the
errormessage that the service is already running. I can find it in registry
entry localkey/system/currentcontrolset001/services (also set 002). If I
delete the entries and restart the computer: no problem.
Why are these entries created, why don't they exist when I power down
correctly? Is there something I can to to prevent this problem from
happening?
It looks like this happens when I cut the power before logging in. After
logging in and cutting the power does not give this problem.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks
Frank
 
hi Frank,
Hi all,
don't know this newsgroup is the right one for my question, if u have a
better one plse tell me.
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This isn't the right ng. Maybe the microsoft.public.windowsxp groups, or
contact the author of the program.
I run a (freeware) program (truecrypt) that uses some service. I run it via
taskschedular when starting the PC. If I cut the power of the PC (to test
powerfailure) and startup again and start the program then I get the
errormessage that the service is already running. I can find it in registry
entry localkey/system/currentcontrolset001/services (also set 002). If I
delete the entries and restart the computer: no problem.
Why are these entries created,
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The entries are created becuase the operating system creates them to be
able to maintain state in the system.
why don't they exist when I power down correctly?
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Because, during a normal shutdown, the operating system shuts down all
services (or terminates them if needed) and sets the appropriate
registry keys to reflect that.
Is there something I can to to prevent this problem from
happening?
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Contact the author and see if there is something that can be done, or
purchase a UPS that will gracefully shutdown the system in the event of
a power outtage. You have to remember that when you kill the power on a
PC, you are stopping everything mid-stream. any unsaved data or state
will be lost. Doing this can seriously damage your operating system,
even leaving it in a completely unuseable state, forcing you to
reinstall the operating system (or use repair/restore if you trust
microsoft that much).
It looks like this happens when I cut the power before logging in. After
logging in and cutting the power does not give this problem.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks
Frank
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HTH,
~d
 
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