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No Taskbar after SP2 install
I have a computer that has had XP installed on it for over one year with no
problems. A few days ago it exhibited an error message "Initiated by NT Authority/System - Remote Call Service terminated unexpectedly" in 60 seconds it rebooted the computer. The process repeated itself whenever the computer was rebooted. I found news messages that others had had this experience when a certain virus was active in 2003 and concluded that somehow I had been infected. The Microsoft letters on the subject have not yielded anything that worked.( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893086 for example) After a few attempts to correct the situation, I decided to do reinstall XP and did a clean install, allowing the installer to format the C drive. I installed all the security updates including the SP1 and the automatic update routines. Then I let automatic install 25 security updates preparatory to installing SP2. The computer and windows worked normally. I allowed SP2 to install automatically. Upon reboot, a message popped up "Checkpoint Scheduler: Task Scheduler is not running." There is no taskbar, but icons on the desktop remain and are functional. I am working with Microsoft but nothing they have suggested has changed anything. I have tried the procedure all over again and get the same result, including using sp2 update from a CD instead of downloading. My alternative seems so far to be to run without sp2. Has anyone had a similar experience or a solution? There is plenty of space on the C drive and all my data is stored on separate physical drives. This is a 1.8mHz AMD processor and an Asus board. |
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Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm -- Mark L. Ferguson FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "John Price" wrote in message ... I have a computer that has had XP installed on it for over one year with no problems. A few days ago it exhibited an error message "Initiated by NT Authority/System - Remote Call Service terminated unexpectedly" in 60 seconds it rebooted the computer. The process repeated itself whenever the computer was rebooted. I found news messages that others had had this experience when a certain virus was active in 2003 and concluded that somehow I had been infected. The Microsoft letters on the subject have not yielded anything that worked.( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893086 for example) After a few attempts to correct the situation, I decided to do reinstall XP and did a clean install, allowing the installer to format the C drive. I installed all the security updates including the SP1 and the automatic update routines. Then I let automatic install 25 security updates preparatory to installing SP2. The computer and windows worked normally. I allowed SP2 to install automatically. Upon reboot, a message popped up "Checkpoint Scheduler: Task Scheduler is not running." There is no taskbar, but icons on the desktop remain and are functional. I am working with Microsoft but nothing they have suggested has changed anything. I have tried the procedure all over again and get the same result, including using sp2 update from a CD instead of downloading. My alternative seems so far to be to run without sp2. Has anyone had a similar experience or a solution? There is plenty of space on the C drive and all my data is stored on separate physical drives. This is a 1.8mHz AMD processor and an Asus board. |
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Thanks.
I've given up for now and running sp1. I have formatted and clean installed from the automatic download and from CD and still get the problem. I'm going to wait until I have the energy to try again later. Then I'll try the tool you suggested. "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote in message ... Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm -- Mark L. Ferguson FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "John Price" wrote in message ... I have a computer that has had XP installed on it for over one year with no problems. A few days ago it exhibited an error message "Initiated by NT Authority/System - Remote Call Service terminated unexpectedly" in 60 seconds it rebooted the computer. The process repeated itself whenever the computer was rebooted. I found news messages that others had had this experience when a certain virus was active in 2003 and concluded that somehow I had been infected. The Microsoft letters on the subject have not yielded anything that worked.( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893086 for example) After a few attempts to correct the situation, I decided to do reinstall XP and did a clean install, allowing the installer to format the C drive. I installed all the security updates including the SP1 and the automatic update routines. Then I let automatic install 25 security updates preparatory to installing SP2. The computer and windows worked normally. I allowed SP2 to install automatically. Upon reboot, a message popped up "Checkpoint Scheduler: Task Scheduler is not running." There is no taskbar, but icons on the desktop remain and are functional. I am working with Microsoft but nothing they have suggested has changed anything. I have tried the procedure all over again and get the same result, including using sp2 update from a CD instead of downloading. My alternative seems so far to be to run without sp2. Has anyone had a similar experience or a solution? There is plenty of space on the C drive and all my data is stored on separate physical drives. This is a 1.8mHz AMD processor and an Asus board. |
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