problem with desktop in window server 2008

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After a few weeks of running fine my fully patched win2k8 box will not
create a desktop. If I send it a ctrl-alt-del I can get the security
options and start task manager to run apps, a command line etc. The
only errors in the event log are:
Log Name: Application
Source: Desktop Window Manager
Date: 6/2/2008 4:37:34 PM
Event ID: 9003
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: name deleted
Description:
The Desktop Window Manager was unable to start because a composited
theme is not in use
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Desktop Window Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">9003</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-06-02T20:37:34.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>1512</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>name deleted</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
</EventData>
</Event>

Log Name: Application
Source: Desktop Window Manager
Date: 6/2/2008 4:37:21 PM
Event ID: 9009
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: name deleted
Description:
The Desktop Window Manager has exited with code (0x40010004)
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Desktop Window Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">9009</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-06-02T20:37:21.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>1507</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>name deleted</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>0x40010004</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

and occasionally:

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Winsrv
Date: 6/2/2008 4:37:20 PM
Event ID: 10002
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords:
User: myusername
Computer: name deleted
Description:
The following application was terminated because it was hung:
explorer.exe.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Winsrv"
Guid="{9d55b53d-449b-4824-a637-24f9d69aa02f}" />
<EventID>10002</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-06-02T20:37:20.893Z" />
<EventRecordID>1510</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="5928" ThreadID="5440" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>MSXMLP1S.Bedf</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
</System>
<UserData>
<HungAppEvent xmlns:auto-ns2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/
2004/08/events" xmlns="http://manifests.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/
windows/winsrv">
<AppName>explorer.exe</AppName>
</HungAppEvent>
</UserData>
</Event>
The last time this happend a reboot resolved the issue, however I'd
rather not have to reboot the server every few weeks. I've restarted
all the terminal services services, themes, user profile service, the
desktop window session manager. Any thoughts?
 
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