Strange errors in event log

From: No Spam (nospam_at_nospam.nospam.nospam.com)
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 00:21:39 +0100

All my Windows XP machines (3 of them) have started getting the
following errors in the application event log at startup. I am running
a Windows 2000 server with roaming profiles and Active Directory. The
errors always come on pairs and always occur in the same order.

Source: EventSystem
Time: 19:46:02
Category: (52)
Type: Warning
Event ID: 4356
User: N/A

Description:
The COM+ Event System failed to create an instance of the subscriber
partition:{41E90F3E-56C1-4633-81C3-6E8BAC8BDD70}!new:{6295DF2D-35EE-11D1-8707-00C04FD93327}.
CoGetObject returned HRESULT 8000401A.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Source: Application Management
Time: 19:46:04
Category: None
Type: Error
Event ID: 108
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

Description:
Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. Software
changes could not be applied. A previous log entry with details
should exist. The error was : %%2147746153

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Additionally, whenever a user logs on I get:

Source: Userenv
Time: 19:46:04
Category: None
Type: Error
Event ID: 1085
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Description:
The Group Policy client-side extension Software Installation failed to
execute. Please look for any errors reported earlier by that
extension.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Can anyone shed any light on the cause/cure for these errors ?

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