WHOA! All Services suddenly disabled, no clue what to do! Help?

**squint0r** · 10-28-2004, 11:43 PM

Ummm... this is so weird.

I turned on my computer and I try to play a song. "No audio device installed" etc. Weird, I thought. Card must've come loose or something. Turns out no.

All of my processes except for two, the remote procedure call and one other one, are STOPPED and DISABLED! I can't turn them on!

I'm surprised I can even get on the internet and do most things.

I load up the Device Manager and its BLANK.

No weird processes are running in the background. I can't imagine how I could have gotten a virus.

I can't do a virus scan because Trend Micro's online scan won't update.

What the hell do I do? Try a System Restore or something? What are my options? Please help-- thanks!

**squint0r** · 10-28-2004, 11:45 PM

Another thing is I can't enable System Restore because the Help and Support service is disabled.

I can't install a virus scanner because the Installer service is disabled.

I rarely have ANYTHING wrong with my computer. People PAY ME to fix THEIR computers. I have never seen anything like this before. So odd.

**Protium** · 10-29-2004, 12:00 AM

Go into msconfig under run and under the services tab, make sure all services are checked, if not check them

**squint0r** · 10-29-2004, 12:46 AM

Whew. Thank you so much. That's never happened to me before. I guess "Disable All" got clicked accidentally.

**Protium** · 10-29-2004, 12:48 AM

No problem, was glad I could help

Bearded Kirklander · 10-29-2004, 08:28 AM

Good catch there, dude! Not sure that would have been my first thought. Glad your brain was sharp though...

10-28-2004, 11:43 PM	#1
squint0r Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 255	WHOA! All Services suddenly disabled, no clue what to do! Help? Ummm... this is so weird. I turned on my computer and I try to play a song. "No audio device installed" etc. Weird, I thought. Card must've come loose or something. Turns out no. All of my processes except for two, the remote procedure call and one other one, are STOPPED and DISABLED! I can't turn them on! I'm surprised I can even get on the internet and do most things. I load up the Device Manager and its BLANK. No weird processes are running in the background. I can't imagine how I could have gotten a virus. I can't do a virus scan because Trend Micro's online scan won't update. What the hell do I do? Try a System Restore or something? What are my options? Please help-- thanks!

10-29-2004, 12:00 AM	#3
Protium Reef Shark Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 250	Go into msconfig under run and under the services tab, make sure all services are checked, if not check them __________________ X-Connect 500W \| 2x300GB 16MB Cache Maxtor 6B300S0 \| NEC 3500 DVD Burner \| Aspire X-Alien \| Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra

10-29-2004, 12:48 AM	#5
Protium Reef Shark Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 250	No problem, was glad I could help __________________ X-Connect 500W \| 2x300GB 16MB Cache Maxtor 6B300S0 \| NEC 3500 DVD Burner \| Aspire X-Alien \| Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra

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10-28-2004, 11:45 PM	#2
squint0r Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 255	Another thing is I can't enable System Restore because the Help and Support service is disabled. I can't install a virus scanner because the Installer service is disabled. I rarely have ANYTHING wrong with my computer. People PAY ME to fix THEIR computers. I have never seen anything like this before. So odd.

10-29-2004, 12:46 AM	#4
squint0r Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 255	Whew. Thank you so much. That's never happened to me before. I guess "Disable All" got clicked accidentally.

10-29-2004, 08:28 AM	#6
Bearded Kirklander Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United States Posts: 11,814	Good catch there, dude! Not sure that would have been my first thought. Glad your brain was sharp though...