All Posts Tagged With: "Services"
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 [...]
19Apr2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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 message:
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.
How to remove an unwanted service
Have you come across a situation where uninstalling a software leaves back its Service or Driver references in the registry, and Windows tries to load them at every boot and fails? Here is how to remove an orphaned or unwanted service or driver from your system.
22Feb2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued