Gerry,
Not sure where to start, I deleted all event logs and restarted my PC. I
saw that an applications (SpiceWorks) was causing issues, so I removed it,
deleted all event logs and restarted. This is the result....
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Under Application...
Date: 12/2/2007 Source: SQLBrowser
Time: 7:04:36 PM Category: None
Type: Warning Event ID: 2
User: N/A
Computer: KONG
Description:
The configuration of the SQL instance NR2005 is not valid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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Date: 12/2/2007 Source: SQLBrowser
Time: 7:04:36 PM Category: None
Type: Warning Event ID: 3
User: N/A
Computer: KONG
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL instance
SQLEXPRESS is not valid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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Date: 12/2/2007 Source: Service Control Manager
Time: 7:04:21 PM Category: (8)
Type: Warning Event ID: 19011
User: N/A
Computer: KONG
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 19011 ) in Source ( MSSQL$NR2005 ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or
message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be
able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and
Support for details. The following information is part of the event:
(SpnRegister) : Error 1355.
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under System....
Date: 12/2/2007 Source: Schannel
Time: 7:04:49 PM Category: None
Type: Error Event ID: 36870
User: N/A
Computer: KONG
Description:
A fatal error occurred when attempting to access the SSL server credential
private key. The error code returned from the cryptographic module is
0x80090016.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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Date: 12/2/2007 Source: Service Control Manager
Time: 7:04:45 PM Category: None
Type: Error Event ID: 7000
User: N/A
Computer: KONG
Description:
The ##Id_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762## service failed to
start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the path specified.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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That's all that I see in any of the log files.
Thanks for your help!
jim
"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Jim
>
> Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
> the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
> Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
> a previous boot.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
> of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
> are important.
>
> HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us
>
> Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
> should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
> and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
> information.
> http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
> (Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
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> Stourport, England
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> jim wrote:
>> In a last ditch attempt to solve an issue that I have posted in
>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support I am posting the info
>> here.
>> Whenever I right-click on the desktop and click Properties, the
>> Display Properties window is displayed. All tabs work as expected
>> except for the Desktop tab which propmtly freezes the Display
>> Properties window and must be Xed out of or ended with Task Manager.
>>
>> In an effort to fix this behavior, I have done the following....
>>
>> - ran "sfc /scannow" from Run to replace all windows core files
>> from my install CD (XP with SP2)
>> - Copy "shimgvw.dll" And ""mshtml.dll" From
>> \Windows\system32\dllcache to \windows\system32
>> - Click Start- Run and run these commands one-by-one :
>> regSvr32 /i shimgvw.dll
>> regSvr32 /i mshtml.dll (got message "could not find entry
>> point") regSvr32 /i shell32.dll
>> regSvr32 /i themeui.dll
>> - I updated the nvidia graphics card software and drivers
>> - I ran Microsoft Update
>>
>> I am still in the same boat. Any help that you could provide would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>> jim
>
>