Re: DCOM error on brand new setup

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From: Willie (willieinkazoo_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/15/04


Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:02:38 -0400

You're welcome. Glad you solved the problem. :>)

Willie

"Derf McKensy" <DerfMcKensy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3C5FB8CB-175B-4C9E-9D76-D0D313C9E8FF@microsoft.com...
> I found that all the "extras" that my Creative Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS
card put into the registry for startup was causing my problems. By
eliminating them, the problem has vanished and I can still use my sound card
extras by starting them up as I need them instead of letting them all load
at system start.
>
> Thank you so much for your quick reply
>
> "Willie" wrote:
>
> > Try this; Start, run, type in msconfig , click ok, under the Services
> > tab, check "Hide all Microsoft services", under the "Startup tab,
disable
> > all, ok, and reboot...after rebooting, check box in lower left corner of
> > popup config changes box, and close it. If this helps, go back into
> > msconfig, and recheck one box at a time, rebooting after each change to
look
> > for problem to re-appear. Hope this helps, as it helped me with a
similar
> > problem.
> > Willie
> >
> >
> > "Derf McKensy" <Derf McKensy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:D9888164-9BAC-49A4-9AD4-B72AB0B78D8A@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello, I just built a new system and moved up to XP Pro and I have
tried
> > re-installing the OS twice now with the same problem. At first, it was
> > constantly rebooting but has now settled into giving me a double popup
on
> > each boot telling me that "The Service Database Is Locked" & "Can't
Start
> > Kernel Mode Driver Service." In the "Event Viewer", I can see that the
> > errors were DCOM reporting that it couldn't start the "NETMAN" service.
> > >
> > > I have a 3.2E Prescott P4 on an Intel D875PZB motherboard with an ASUS
> > V9570 video card, SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS sound card, and 2 gigs of
Corsair
> > CAS2 ram.
> > >
> > > It seems to get worse or happen more often AFTER I download all the
> > critical updates for my system. I don't have a modem as I connect
through
> > my onbaord LAN with cable. Any help or ideas would be greatly
apppriciated,
> > TIA.
> >
> >
> >



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