Posts Tagged ‘Error Messages’

Error “the Audio Service Is Not Running” When Opening the Volume Mixer in Vista

Q: The speaker icon in the Notification area has a red cross on it. When I hover my mouse over it, it says The audio service is not running. When I right click on the it I get 3 options (Playback devices, Recording devices, Sounds) There is also an open volume mixer option but it’s greyed out.

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Automation Error in Program Compatibility Wizard

When you start the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows Vista to test applications or run older applications under Windows Vista, the following error may occur:

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Error “the Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed” In Windows Vista

When you try to install a program which uses Windows Installer in a Windows Vista computer, you may receive the following error.

The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance. (more…)

Error 1075 When Starting the Security Center Service in Windows XP

Here is a question from one of our readers: When i access the Security Center in my Windows XP computer, it says The Security Center is currently unavailable because the "Security Center" service has not started or was stopped. I ran the Services.msc command from Start – Run. but I can’t get the service started. I got the following error:

Error 1075 The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion

What should I do to get my security center started again? (more…)

Automation Error When Starting the OpenWithAdd Utility

It appears that some users were experiencing 8007007e when opening the OpenWithAdd utility. Here are the error details:

Run-time error ‘-2147024770 (8007007e)’
Automation error
The specified module could not be found.

OpenWithAdd uses scripting runtimes, and the error 8007007e occurs if the runtimes are not registered in your system. Use the following steps to register the scripting libraries in your system.

For Windows Vista: Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. In the Command Prompt window, run these two commands one by one and press {ENTER}

regsvr32 wshom.ocx
regsvr32 scrrun.dll

In Windows XP, you may run the above commands from the Start, Run dialog directly. Administrative privileges required to register the modules.

Can I Install Windows Script 5.6 in Windows Vista

Question

I had a problem loading a HP compatibility file for Windows Vista, for my new scanner. The HP Technical person suggested I download Windows Script 5.6 because of the installer error code 2738. The instruction stated to go to Microsoft and download this file for your computer. There is not a Script 5.6 for Vista, but only for XP, 2000, 98 and the like. Will downloading the file for XP cause any problems for Vista?

Answer

Windows Vista already includes the latest scripting engine (version 5.7), so you do not need to install Windows Script 5.6 in Windows Vista. The Windows Installer error 2738 occurs if the module vbscript.dll is not registered in the system. To fix the problem, use these steps: Open an elevated Command Prompt. To do so, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator. Type the following command and press ENTER.

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Unspecified Error When Adding a Link to Favorites in Windows Vista

After reading the post Folder Redirection for Favorites on the Same Machine at the IE Team blog, I relocated my Favorites folder to a different drive. After the relocation, when I tried to add a URL to Favorites, I received the following error: (more…)

Error “This File Does Not Have a Program Associated With It” When Launching a Game From Games Explorer

When you open Games Explorer (shell:games) and attempt to run a game by double-clicking on the icon or clicking the Play option in the Task pane, the following error message may appear:

This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel.

However, you may be able to run the game using the Start menu shortcut. (more…)

Analyze and Defragment Buttons in Disk Defragmenter Do Not Work

DCom Server Process Launcher (DComLaunch) service was introduced in Windows XP SP2. One of the major side-effects user face after disabling the DComLaunch service is that the Disk Defragmenter console fails to operate. The Analyze and Defragment buttons do not work. Also, launching the console Defrag (defrag.exe) utility causes the following error: (more…)