"MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net> wrote in message news:eF3v75$ZIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Platebanger" <southfitch@verizon.net> wrote in message news:VZYpj.3187$lr3.2523@trndny06...[color=green]
>> HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel" the
>> screen does a 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen. It was
>> working a couple of days ago. Should I do a system restore ?
>>
>> Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are
>> disabled. The computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other Screen
>> Savers ?[/color]
>
> Type "services.msc" into Start Menu's search bar.
> Right-click the result at the top, click "Run as administrator"
>
> Find the Service "Software Licensing". If it is not running,
> right-click it and click "Start". If it says it's running, Stop it,
> then Start it again.
>
> Check the properties of the service and make sure it is set
> to "Automatic".[/color]

If that suggestion doesn't work, read this;
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936686/en-us[/url]


-Michael