"HHantu" <HHantu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ACD86F3B-A63B-407B-BF74-862454DC9D9A@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hi Guys,
>
> I havent installed anything lately on my PC but for some reason now i cant
> open control panel through the windows menu .. i can however access it via
> the explorer method. The same problem exists with my system properties and
> printers. I can see all the printers but i cant print any documents anymore.
>
> Any clues on what might have happened to my Vista OS (ultimate)? I've been
> teetering on using hte system restore but im thinking that it wont do
> anything since i havent changed anything lately. Also pondering on a fresh
> new install .. but that is such a pain .. and im not sure if i will lose all
> my documents in a fresh install. (windows will reformat the HD right?)
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.[/color]

Check under "Services" to make sure "Software Licensing"
is started and set to Automatic.

You can type or copy/paste "services.msc" into the Start/Orb Menu's Search Bar,
right-click the result and click "Run as Administrator".


-Michael