"Karmic Koala" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have this problem that when I log into windows, the computer icon on
> the sys tray has that red "X" on it and it says: "connection status:
> unknown. The dependency service or group failed to start".
>
> Well I tried "sfc /scannow", "bootrec /fixboot", "bootrec /fixmbr",
> editing Upper/Lowerfilters on registry, setting services's launchtypes
> as automatic, "netsh winsock reset"/"netsh int ip reset" and so on and
> so on.
>
> Now I'm beginning to think that I can't fix this without reinstalling
> but I'd like to know if there is an option with the Vista DVD to import
> the old registry and replace the wrong keys with my current one (of
> course I really wouldn't want to replace the whole registry).
>
The error message is basically telling you that a particular service failed
to start, or more specifically a service upon which another service is
dependent failed to start.
So checking in Event Viewer for error messages relating to the failed
startup of services might be a good first point of call.
--
Jon
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