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By admin on Jan 23, 2009 in Windows XP | 0 Comments
Windows XP sometimes displays the following error message: “Windows Installer service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running in Safe Mode or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed.” This was probably caused by a damaged registration service. To repair the registration service, follow these steps: Open cmd.exe by clicking […]
By admin on Dec 29, 2008 in PC Crash, Windows XP | 0 Comments
After the POST (power on self test) screen, Windows does not load and the following message is displayed: “ntldr is missing”. This means that one or two essential system files are either corrupt or have been deleted: ntldr and/or ntdetect.com. Without these files, Windows cannot operate. This message is usually associated with Windows XP. To […]
By admin on Dec 28, 2008 in Windows Vista | 0 Comments
When you shut down Windows, the following error message appears: Schtasks.exe – Application failed to initialize (0xC0000142). You can click OK or the message disappears by itself and the shutdown process continues. Schtasks.exe is a command line version of the Task Scheduler in Windows Vista. It lets you specify a schedule for the automated execution of commands. Besides the specified […]
