Vista not wotking with "My Computer" or "Control Panel", "Screen Saver"

HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel" the
screen does a 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen. It was
working a couple of days ago. Should I do a system restore ?

Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are
disabled. The computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other Screen
Savers ?

Thanks,
Dick

Hi, thanks for the quick response...
I am running Vista Home Premium and Tune-up 2008, both have all the latest
updates.
I am booting in "no gui" and I did run Tune-up as admin.

What I have noticed is when I run Styler2 and load a theme, I go to the
Appearance Settings in Appearance Properties and the theme will be in the
list (shows as Vista Basic, and has 5 or 6 of them, it showed these before
when it worked properly.) Then when I reboot, all the "vista basic" list as
gone except for the default one.

Vista does not keep the new boot screen or login screens that I changed with
Tune-up as well.
Actually Vista doesn't seem to keep many of my settings... window
placements, window sizes (not all but many), thumbnail sizes (not all but
many). My HP Ipaq 2490 doesn't sync with Outlook 2007 Ent.. and my Bluetooth
Dong works whenever it wants too (starts for 5 mins then won't for a day,
then will again)...strange!

I know that Tune-up should work because it did before. I had an issue with
my laptop and sent it back to HP for warranty repair. When I got it back it
was reformed so I had to reinstall everything. Since then the issue has
started.

Again,
Thank you very much for your help.
Cheers
Paul

--
HP Pavilion Entertainment Laptop dv9417ca
AMD Turion 64x2 Dual-Core 1.81GHz, 2GB DDR2, 160GB.
and Vista Premium
------------------------------------------------------------------
"Platebanger" <southfitch@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:VZYpj.3187$lr3.2523@trndny06...
> HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel"
> the screen does a 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen.
> It was working a couple of days ago. Should I do a system restore ?
>
> Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are
> disabled. The computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other
> Screen Savers ?
>
> Thanks,
> Dick
>

OOPS!!
I responded to the wrong thread... hmm, how did that happen

sorry guys.

--
HP Pavilion Entertainment Laptop dv9417ca
AMD Turion 64x2 Dual-Core 1.81GHz, 2GB DDR2, 160GB.
and Vista Premium
------------------------------------------------------------------
"Platebanger" <southfitch@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:VZYpj.3187$lr3.2523@trndny06...
> HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel"
> the screen does a 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen.
> It was working a couple of days ago. Should I do a system restore ?
>
> Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are
> disabled. The computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other
> Screen Savers ?
>
> Thanks,
> Dick
>

"Platebanger" <southfitch@verizon.net> wrote in message news:VZYpj.3187$lr3.2523@trndny06...
> HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel" the
> screen does a 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen. It was
> working a couple of days ago. Should I do a system restore ?
>
> Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are
> disabled. The computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other Screen
> Savers ?

Type "services.msc" into Start Menu's search bar.
Right-click the result at the top, click "Run as administrator"

Find the Service "Software Licensing". If it is not running,
right-click it and click "Start". If it says it's running, Stop it,
then Start it again.

Check the properties of the service and make sure it is set
to "Automatic".


-Michael

"MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net> wrote in message news:eF3v75$ZIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> "Platebanger" <southfitch@verizon.net> wrote in message news:VZYpj.3187$lr3.2523@trndny06...
>> HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel" the
>> screen does a 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen. It was
>> working a couple of days ago. Should I do a system restore ?
>>
>> Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are
>> disabled. The computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other Screen
>> Savers ?
>
> Type "services.msc" into Start Menu's search bar.
> Right-click the result at the top, click "Run as administrator"
>
> Find the Service "Software Licensing". If it is not running,
> right-click it and click "Start". If it says it's running, Stop it,
> then Start it again.
>
> Check the properties of the service and make sure it is set
> to "Automatic".

If that suggestion doesn't work, read this;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936686/en-us


-Michael

Hi Michael, I did the "services.msc" option. The Software Licensing was
started, I stoped it then started again.

The display still will not let me use "My Computer,"Control Panel", ect. It
just flashes the screen then goes back to Start.

Any other Ideas ?

"MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net> wrote in message
news:eF3v75$ZIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> "Platebanger" <southfitch@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:VZYpj.3187$lr3.2523@trndny06...
>> HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel"
>> the screen does a 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen.
>> It was working a couple of days ago. Should I do a system restore ?
>>
>> Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are
>> disabled. The computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other
>> Screen Savers ?
>
> Type "services.msc" into Start Menu's search bar.
> Right-click the result at the top, click "Run as administrator"
>
> Find the Service "Software Licensing". If it is not running,
> right-click it and click "Start". If it says it's running, Stop it,
> then Start it again.
>
> Check the properties of the service and make sure it is set
> to "Automatic".
>
>
> -Michael

Did you try restarting your computer?

Did you have a look at this link;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936686/en-us

That link will then lead you here;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929637/

Then, to get the hotfix, you'll go here;
https://support.microsoft.com/contac....aspx?scid=sw;[LN];1414&from=KBHotfix&WS=hotfix

Where it says "Product and version affected"
Put in "KB929637"

They will send you an email with download instructions.


-Michael

"Platebanger" <r.bastien@verizon.net> wrote in message news:%w_pj.3968$G94.31@trndny02...
> Hi Michael, I did the "services.msc" option. The Software Licensing was started, I stoped it
> then started again.
>
> The display still will not let me use "My Computer,"Control Panel", ect. It just flashes the
> screen then goes back to Start.
>
> Any other Ideas ?
>
> "MICHAEL" <u158627_7@dslr.net> wrote in message news:eF3v75$ZIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "Platebanger" <southfitch@verizon.net> wrote in message news:VZYpj.3187$lr3.2523@trndny06...
>>> HI Folks, When I try to check contents of "My Computer", "Control Panel" the screen does a
>>> 1 second display then disappears back the Start screen. It was working a couple of days
>>> ago. Should I do a system restore ?
>>>
>>> Also somehow changing Screen Savers is kimted to just a few. Most are disabled. The
>>> computer was a floor model. How can I enable the other Screen Savers ?
>>
>> Type "services.msc" into Start Menu's search bar.
>> Right-click the result at the top, click "Run as administrator"
>>
>> Find the Service "Software Licensing". If it is not running,
>> right-click it and click "Start". If it says it's running, Stop it,
>> then Start it again.
>>
>> Check the properties of the service and make sure it is set
>> to "Automatic".
>>
>>
>> -Michael
>
>