Disk Management does not load on Win XP

I'm trying to change a drive letter and while trying to enter the "Disk
Management" I'm getting this error:
"the service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely
fashion"

I've also tried to run the "logical disk manager administrative service"
service directly but i received this error:
"Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in
a timely fashion"

There is a Microsoft solution that didn't worked for me
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307309)
The error logs from the Event viewer are attached here:
http://img2.tapuz.co.il/forums/53037912.txt

I'll appreciate any idea you may have about resolving this problem and if
there is another way to change drive letters without using Disk Management,
I'll be happy to hear about.

.

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