How to restore disabled services to a non-functioning Servicesmodule?

[Guest zeke7]

Are the (MS Mgmt Console's) Services data stored in a data or log file

that's separate from the registry?

 

Following a fresh W2K Pro installation on a solo desktop machine, I

just disabled several services (that had been successfully disabled

before on a previous similar installation without ill effect). This

time, immediately experienced trouble upon rebooting, and want to

restore or modify the Services settings outside the MMC Services

module, as it's not working properly now.

 

I thought that Services info was stored directly in the registry, but

after restoring a full System State (including the registry) that was

backed up just prior to making the Services mods, the mods are still

retained.

 

I'm hoping to gain access to the Services settings outside the MMC

Services snap-in, or at least copy over a working data file from

another successful W2K installation on a separate drive. Can anyone

advise if that's possible, and what file to look for?

 

The problems so far encountered after rebooting:

 

Long pause after logging in before Desktop icons populate; CLI.exe

runs for a long time during this.

 

Missing several icons in the taskbar (firewall, network connection,

etc)

 

No icons showing in the Network & Dial-up Connections window

 

MS Word reporting on startup "The document could not be registered..."

 

MMC Services module seemingly working: list services, can sort by

Startup Type, etc. But calling up a given service's Properties fails

(no window popup); attempting to close the Services window then

continually brings up a MMC message to "Close all property pages

before closing", but no property windows are visible to close.

 

The services currently disabled are:

 

Adobe LM Service

Ati HotKey Poller

ATI Smart

Computer Browser

Fax Service

Indexing Service

Machine Debug Manager

Messenger

NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

Network DDE

Network DDE DSDM

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

Remote Registry Service

Routing and Remote Access

RunAs Service

Smart Card

Smart Card Helper

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service

Telnet

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Workstation

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: How to restore disabled services to a non-functioning Services module?

 

Re: How to restore disabled services to a non-functioning Services module?

 

Yes, service parameters are stored in the registry at;

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

 

You might try restoring the system hive in effect at time of installation

stored at;

To use the original-as-installed system hive copy

%systemroot%\repair\system

to

%systemroot%\system32\config\system

You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the

original OS install.

 

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000

Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup

floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,

use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At

the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000

installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery

Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have

the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the

computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery

Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted

or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts

in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot

access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,

and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,

you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard

disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive

root, %systemroot% or %windir%

 

 

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"zeke7" wrote:

> Are the (MS Mgmt Console's) Services data stored in a data or log file

> that's separate from the registry?

>

> Following a fresh W2K Pro installation on a solo desktop machine, I

> just disabled several services (that had been successfully disabled

> before on a previous similar installation without ill effect). This

> time, immediately experienced trouble upon rebooting, and want to

> restore or modify the Services settings outside the MMC Services

> module, as it's not working properly now.

>

> I thought that Services info was stored directly in the registry, but

> after restoring a full System State (including the registry) that was

> backed up just prior to making the Services mods, the mods are still

> retained.

>

> I'm hoping to gain access to the Services settings outside the MMC

> Services snap-in, or at least copy over a working data file from

> another successful W2K installation on a separate drive. Can anyone

> advise if that's possible, and what file to look for?

>

> The problems so far encountered after rebooting:

>

> Long pause after logging in before Desktop icons populate; CLI.exe

> runs for a long time during this.

>

> Missing several icons in the taskbar (firewall, network connection,

> etc)

>

> No icons showing in the Network & Dial-up Connections window

>

> MS Word reporting on startup "The document could not be registered..."

>

> MMC Services module seemingly working: list services, can sort by

> Startup Type, etc. But calling up a given service's Properties fails

> (no window popup); attempting to close the Services window then

> continually brings up a MMC message to "Close all property pages

> before closing", but no property windows are visible to close.

>

> The services currently disabled are:

>

> Adobe LM Service

> Ati HotKey Poller

> ATI Smart

> Computer Browser

> Fax Service

> Indexing Service

> Machine Debug Manager

> Messenger

> NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

> Network DDE

> Network DDE DSDM

> Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

> Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

> Remote Registry Service

> Routing and Remote Access

> RunAs Service

> Smart Card

> Smart Card Helper

> TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service

> Telnet

> Uninterruptible Power Supply

> Workstation

[Guest zeke7]

Re: How to restore disabled services to a non-functioning Servicesmodule?

 

On Jun 29, 2:33 pm, "Dave Patrick" <DSPatr...@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, service parameters are stored in the registry at;

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

>

> You might try restoring the system hive in effect at time of installation

> stored at;

> To use the original-as-installed system hive copy

> %systemroot%\repair\system

> to

> %systemroot%\system32\config\system

> You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the

> original OS install.

>

> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000

> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup

> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,

> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At

> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000

> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery

> Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have

> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the

> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery

> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted

> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts

> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot

> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,

> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,

> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard

> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive

> root, %systemroot% or %windir%

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "zeke7" wrote:

> > Are the (MS Mgmt Console's) Services data stored in a data or log file

> > that's separate from the registry?

>

> > Following a fresh W2K Pro installation on a solo desktop machine, I

> > just disabled several services (that had been successfully disabled

> > before on a previous similar installation without ill effect). This

> > time, immediately experienced trouble upon rebooting, and want to

> > restore or modify the Services settings outside the MMC Services

> > module, as it's not working properly now.

>

> > I thought that Services info was stored directly in the registry, but

> > after restoring a full System State (including the registry) that was

> > backed up just prior to making the Services mods, the mods are still

> > retained.

>

> > I'm hoping to gain access to the Services settings outside the MMC

> > Services snap-in, or at least copy over a working data file from

> > another successful W2K installation on a separate drive. Can anyone

> > advise if that's possible, and what file to look for?

>

> > The problems so far encountered after rebooting:

>

> > Long pause after logging in before Desktop icons populate; CLI.exe

> > runs for a long time during this.

>

> > Missing several icons in the taskbar (firewall, network connection,

> > etc)

>

> > No icons showing in the Network & Dial-up Connections window

>

> > MS Word reporting on startup "The document could not be registered..."

>

> > MMC Services module seemingly working: list services, can sort by

> > Startup Type, etc. But calling up a given service's Properties fails

> > (no window popup); attempting to close the Services window then

> > continually brings up a MMC message to "Close all property pages

> > before closing", but no property windows are visible to close.

>

> > The services currently disabled are:

>

> > Adobe LM Service

> > Ati HotKey Poller

> > ATI Smart

> > Computer Browser

> > Fax Service

> > Indexing Service

> > Machine Debug Manager

> > Messenger

> > NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

> > Network DDE

> > Network DDE DSDM

> > Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

> > Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

> > Remote Registry Service

> > Routing and Remote Access

> > RunAs Service

> > Smart Card

> > Smart Card Helper

> > TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service

> > Telnet

> > Uninterruptible Power Supply

> > Workstation

 

Thanks, tried that but it didn't seem to take. In the meantime,

managed to get my System State backup fully restored; the initial

attempt reported above was with the drive in question attached as a

supplemental drive, rather than "c:"; doing the restore with it

mounted as c: proved successful.

 

I think my troubles came from not disabling certain of those services

using MSCONFIG as well.