Services.exe-entry point not found.

[Ushnell]

After updating my Windows 2000 Pro with update rollup 1 and the service pack,
I realized my hard disk's space went down gradually so later decided to
uninstall both to find out which one is the cause.

After uninstalling the service pack though, it demanded that the computer be
restarted. Windows restarted but a dialog screen popped up with the message:
the entry point: IsWellKnownIs could not be found in the dynamic link library
ADVAPI32.DLL. because of this Windows now starts up slowly, network
connections, printers and multimedia are not available and Explorer generates
errors when I do right-click commands.

This problem has caused my computer to become useless because I use it
mostly to access the Internet.

Can any one here help with solutions to this dilemma? if so thanks in advance.


Ushnell

 

[Dave Patrick]

You may have trashed it but give this a go.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306952

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your repair install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

Then

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en



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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[Ushnell]

That I would do if I had no other choice Dave but I do not have the Windows
2000 CD.
--
Ushnell

You may have trashed it but give this a go.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306952

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your repair install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

Then

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en



--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

After updating my Windows 2000 Pro with update rollup 1 and the service
pack,
I realized my hard disk's space went down gradually so later decided to
uninstall both to find out which one is the cause.

After uninstalling the service pack though, it demanded that the computer
be
restarted. Windows restarted but a dialog screen popped up with the
message:
the entry point: IsWellKnownIs could not be found in the dynamic link
library
ADVAPI32.DLL. because of this Windows now starts up slowly, network
connections, printers and multimedia are not available and Explorer
generates
errors when I do right-click commands.

This problem has caused my computer to become useless because I use it
mostly to access the Internet.

Can any one here help with solutions to this dilemma? if so thanks in
advance.


Ushnell

 

[Dave Patrick]

Then you're in a bit of a pickle. Your best bet is to reapply the service
pack and then rollup or possibly borrow a CD from someone.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[Ushnell]

Reapplying the rollup and the service pack would be the precise solution to
this problem but that seems to be impossible to do Dave because services.exe
seems to be the application that is responsible for loading the files that
allow network connections to be available and especially that it manages the
protocol UHDC (or whatever it is) which is used for connecting to the
internet.

So that is why I am not able to go to Microsoft's site to download and
re-install the service pack and the update roll-up again. As for the Windows
2000 CD, the source would not be from a friend but maybe an internet site
like eBay that may still have this software CD for sale because others that I
know have a Windows XP based computer.

am I still in the bit of a pickle? he he.
--
Ushnell

Then you're in a bit of a pickle. Your best bet is to reapply the service
pack and then rollup or possibly borrow a CD from someone.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

That I would do if I had no other choice Dave but I do not have the
Windows
2000 CD.