Yes. The file/file size and version appears correct. I'm posting the contents of the "AudioEndpointBuilder" service registry entry. Perhaps you can export yours and compare with this one:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioEndpointBuilder]
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\audiosrv.dll,-204"
"Group"="AudioGroup"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,\
00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,72,00,\
69,00,63,00,74,00,65,00,64,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\audiosrv.dll,-205"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):50,00,6c,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,00,00,\
00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,\
00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\
67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioEndpointBuilder\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,6f,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\
00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioEndpointBuilder\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_AUDIOENDPOINTBUILDER\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
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If that does not help, you may investigate the service startup problem using Process Monitor utility.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
"normviv73" <normviv73@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C67B06EE-F2B4-4B11-8CA7-AE3BF02176A8@microsoft.com...
Yes - audiosrv.dll is in C:\Windows\System32
303KB - Version 6.0.6000.16386
Is that okay?
Norman Castel
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> svchost.exe would be present in the system, as most other services need this file. Check if the file audiosrv.dll is present in your system.
>
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> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "normviv73" <normviv73@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CC180C1D-EF0F-47FE-A132-595017EB2693@microsoft.com...
> Result of scan - "Windows Resurce Protection did not find any integrity
> violations."
>
> Restore made many changes but did not fix the problem. I lost many desktop
> items which is anything but helpful. Restore is a shotgun approach which, I
> feel, should be reserved for system failures.
>
> "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted" is the
> path that Windows Audio Endpoint Builder says it cannot find. Can you tell
> me how to restore just that? Is it something that can be extracted from the
> installation DVD? I have the Vista Ultimate Upgrade disk that I bought from
> Best Buy.
>
> Norman Castel