Hi Michael

Manually stopping and starting the S/W Licensing worked. Thanks heaps!

"MICHAEL" wrote:
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> "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
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> >> > 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.
> >>
> >> 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".[/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
> >
> > anything else i can do. for now i will stop it and restart it and see if
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> Have you tried restarting your computer?
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> Sometimes, a simple reboot will "fix" an issue.
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> -Michael
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