Recently I came across a problem in a Windows 7 PC where the Windows Search service failed to start, and manually starting the service using Services MMC resulted in Error 1053, with the following error message verbatim.
Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.
When you right-click on a drive in (My) Computer, choose Properties, click Tools and click Defragment Now…, the Defragmenter GUI is supposed to open. If the Task Scheduler service is disabled, clicking the Defragment Now… button may show the User Account Control dialog, but the Disk Defragmenter GUI does not launch. Result will be same if you run the file dfrgui.exe manually. (more…)
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.
When you open Services MMC (services.msc), the Task Scheduler service may be in a disabled state. Also, when I open the Task Scheduler properties page all the options may be grayed out, and you’re unable to set the Startup Type of Task Scheduler to Enabled. (more…)
When you open Services MMC applet in a Windows XP computer, the Server service may be missing. Also, you may be unable to share your files and printers across the network. This problem happens if the File and Printer Sharing service is not installed in your computer. Follow these steps to reinstate the Server service in Windows XP:
1. Click Start, Run. Type ncpa.cpl and press {ENTER}
2. Right-click on the LAN connection, and choose Properties
3. Click Install
4. Select Service, and click Add
5. Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
6. Click OK.
