"HHantu" <HHantu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "MICHAEL" wrote:
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>> "HHantu" <HHantu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:ACD86F3B-A63B-407B-BF74-862454DC9D9A@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Hi Guys,
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>> > 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]
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>> Check under "Services" to make sure "Software Licensing"
>> is started and set to Automatic.
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>> 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".[/color][/color]
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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
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> anything else i can do. for now i will stop it and restart it and see if
> that works.[/color]

Have you tried restarting your computer?

Sometimes, a simple reboot will "fix" an issue.


-Michael