"MICHAEL" wrote:
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> "HHantu" <HHantu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ACD86F3B-A63B-407B-BF74-862454DC9D9A@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > 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
>
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Hi Michael i ran the Services app from the admin sub-menu and the software
licensing is started and is on auto

anything else i can do. for now i will stop it and restart it and see if
that works.