Re: Stuck in diagnostic mode

The print spooler service is not available

The Print Spooler service may not be running.

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Print Spooler.
Startup type should be Automatic.

It may not be running because you are in Diagnostic mode and I am out of
ideas on why that is.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:1156987926.358365.257350@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
buckley <ryanbuckley@xxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Anyone? It turns out i cannot use my printer either. It doesn't think
any are installed and when i try to install one i get an error saying
The printer spooler service is not available.


buckley wrote:
Wes,

Thank you that was very helpfull. Everything you said that should have
been checked/enabled was. The only thing that is still the same as
diagnostic mode is my display. I cannot (and windows will not let me)
change the appearance to XP mode again. I think that's the only thing,
since networking and everything else seems to be okay. Any advice?

Wesley Vogel wrote:
buckley,

The Normal startup option reverts to Selective startup if you select
any of the options selected under other tabs in Msconfig.

Open msconfig.

Click the System.ini tab.
If the Enable All button is available (not grayed out) click on it, that
means that you have something Disabled.
If you clicked the Enable All button, click on the Apply button.

Click the Win.ini tab.
If the Enable All button is available (not grayed out) click on it, that
means that you have something Disabled.
If you clicked the Enable All button, click on the Apply button.

Click the Boot.ini tab.
If /SAFEBOOT is checked, uncheck it.
If you clicked the Enable All button, click on the Apply button.

Click the Services tab.
If the Enable All button is available (not grayed out) click on it, that
means that you have something Disabled.
If you clicked the Enable All button, click on the Apply button.

Click the Startup tab.
If the Enable All button is available (not grayed out) click on it, that
means that you have something Disabled.
If you clicked the Enable All button, click on the Apply button.

Click on the General tab and select Normal Startup, if it's not already
selected.
Click on the Apply button.
And reboot.

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In news:1156696166.925314.284460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
buckley <ryanbuckley@xxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I don't get that message because it shows it's in Normal mode. That
value isn't in the registry either. I have internet access, and msn and
quicktime load up but i can't change the display to xp theme.


Wesley Vogel wrote:
MSconfig Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode

You get this message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in
Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be
displayed and the utility to run every time Windows starts. Choose the
Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally]]

AND msconfig.exe starts when you boot.

Maybe a registry value somehow left behind.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

If you see MSConfig under the Name column in the right hand pane,
right click MSConfig and select DELETE. Click YES to this message:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?

This is what cause the message and msconfig.exe to start when you
boot....

Value Name: MSConfig
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

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buckley <ryanbuckley@xxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
no i already tried that. it just keeps coming up in diagnostic mode,
although when i go into msconfig, it shows that normal startup is
selected.

Wesley Vogel wrote:
Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Under the General tab Select: Normal Startup - load all device
drivers and services | Click Apply and Close

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buckley <ryanbuckley@xxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Start-up was being lagged by too many programs starting up. Rather
than going into selective mode and guessing which ones it was I
restarted in diagnostic mode.

I can't system restore.

Will Denny wrote:
Hi

What problem did you have whereby you had to use diagnostic mode?

Try a System Restore back to a point before the problem started.

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"buckley" <ryanbuckley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1156480905.410197.155360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
So after restarting my computer in diagnostic mode, i cannot
seem to boot it back up in either Normal or Selective mode. I
tried going into mscongif and choosing both but neither work.
Booting from safe mode and selecting Normal startup still brings
up diagnostic mode.

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