On the File menu, click Exit to exit Registry Editor. Back to the top Method 2: Reset your operating system back to the default settings To reset your operating system back to original installation default security settings, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then press ENTER.
You receive a "Task is completed" message, and a warning message that something could not be done. You can safely ignore this message. If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.
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Looked at service statue and its stopped, so I assume this needs to be started,so I click on start. Error The dependency service or group failed to start. Share Flag. All Comments. Collapse -. THIS is the fix This question was closed by the author 0 Votes.
Back to Windows Forum. If you connect to the internet directly you run a real risk of getting infected before you complete the installation.
The router will protect you. Reformat the hard drive. Reinstall Windows. Boot from your installation CD and follow the instructions. One of the first steps will be to select the hard drive to install on, and whether or not to format and erase it first. After having done so, continue to install Windows. Install SP2. At this point you have a choice to either use the SP2 CD you received or to download again.
Again, in theory the CD should be fine. Install SP3 and everything else. Ultimately, this just means visiting Windows Update repeatedly until there are no more updates left to take. And be sure to avoid the problem in the future by insisting on reinstallation not recovery media when purchasing a new machine. The bottom line is that a reformat and reinstall can often resolve a number of issues, and your scenario sounds like a classic case that could benefit from it.
Subscribe to Confident Computing! Less frustration and more confidence, solutions, answers, and tips in your inbox every week. Maybe you can find something that would work in your case. I have had a problem with this also especially installing SP3. You can download a utility called Dial-a-Fix. This resets your NTFS permissions. One of these solutions will probably solve your problem.
If it shows less than full control - try checking the box labeled " Full control " under Allow and click Apply. If it accepts this first change of permissions you are good to proceed to the next step. Otherwise, log out of the Computer Administrator account and log onto the actual "Administrator" account, then try the procedure again. If you are already in the actual Administrator account and are refused permission to take full control, you must use the script shown below to install the correct system-wide permissions.
The next step is to actually "take ownership" of each of the keys in the Registry, in case any of them are assigned to another user account, or to System. Here's what to do:. Then proceed as follows:. You should now have complete control over the Registry for the Administrators group, or Administrator account itself. Reboot to make the changes take, then try installing XP SP3 again. Wizcrafts Computer Services is written and maintained by Wiz Feinberg. Web hosting provided by Hostgator.
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