solved: The Virtual PC Application Services service

[Arto Raiskio]

I finally managed to get to the source of the non-starting Virtual PC
Application Services service (error in event log)

delete these reg keys
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\User
Data\S-1-5-18\Components\38624849DB0510143B41BF2CEEF6D7FC]
"00000000000000000000000000000000"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Drivers\\VPCAppSv
..sys"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E97D-E325-11CE-B
FC1-08002BE10318}\0029]
"InfPath"="oem5.inf"
"InfSection"="VPCAppSvInstall"
"InfSectionExt"=".NTx86"
"ProviderName"="Connectix Corporation"
"DriverDateData"=hex:00,00,b0,79,e4,e3,c0,01
"DriverDate"="5-24-2001"
"DriverVersion"="1.0.1.3"
"MatchingDeviceId"="vpcsystem"
"DriverDesc"="Virtual PC Application Services"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\vpcs
ystem]
"Service"="VPCAppSv"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E97D-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\SYSTEM\0002]
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E97D-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"
"Class"="System"
"HardwareID"=hex(7):56,00,50,00,43,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,00
,\
00,00,00
"Driver"="{4D36E97D-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\\0029"
"Mfg"="Connectix Corporation"
"Service"="VPCAppSv"
"DeviceDesc"="Virtual PC Application Services"
"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000
"Capabilities"=dword:00000080

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\SYSTEM\0002\Device
Parameters]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\SYSTEM\0002\LogConf]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VPCAppSv]
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,44,
00,\

52,00,49,00,56,00,45,00,52,00,53,00,5c,00,56,00,50,00,43,00,41,00,70,00,70,\
00,53,00,76,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Virtual PC Application Services"
"Description"="Provides application services for Virtual PC."
"ReferenceCount"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VPCAppSv\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\

00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\

00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\

05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\

20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\

00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\vpcs
ystem]
"Service"="VPCAppSv"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E97D-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\VPCAppSv]
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,44,
00,\

52,00,49,00,56,00,45,00,52,00,53,00,5c,00,56,00,50,00,43,00,41,00,70,00,70,\
00,53,00,76,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Virtual PC Application Services"
"Description"="Provides application services for Virtual PC."
"ReferenceCount"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\VPCAppSv\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\

00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\

00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\

05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\

20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\

00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\VPCAppSv\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_VPCAPPSV\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
"INITSTARTFAILED"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\vpcs
ystem]
"Service"="VPCAppSv"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E97D-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Enum\Root\LEGACY_VPCAPPSV\0000]
"Service"="VPCAppSv"
"Legacy"=dword:00000001
"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000
"Class"="LegacyDriver"
"ClassGUID"="{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}"
"DeviceDesc"="Virtual PC Application Services"
"Capabilities"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\VPCAppSv]
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,44,
00,\

52,00,49,00,56,00,45,00,52,00,53,00,5c,00,56,00,50,00,43,00,41,00,70,00,70,\
00,53,00,76,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Virtual PC Application Services"
"Description"="Provides application services for Virtual PC."
"ReferenceCount"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\VPCAppSv\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\

00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\

00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\

05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\

20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\

00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00