Re: Windows Help and Support Service (helpsvc) will not start

From: Ramesh, MS-MVP (ramesh_at_XOX.mvps.org)
Date: 11/24/05


Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:17:18 +0530

Resolve the Help and Support Service startup failures:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/helpsvcfix.htm

Reinstalling Help and Support Center in Windows XP:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rebuildhelp.htm

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
"cmclimans" <cmclimans@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1D9F30E8-7BA1-4950-A771-817FB485C385@microsoft.com...
> Unfortunately this has been going on for sometime and I've finally become
> annoyed with it enough to fix it.
> The error I get is just that the Help and Support Service is not running 
> and
> that I should start the service.  However, it will not start.  I'm pretty
> certain the registry has become corrupt because the files for the service
> still seem to be intact in Windows.   Any other ideas?  Thanks.
>
> "Banshee_V" wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> do you receive any error messages??............how long has it stopped
>> working for??
>>
>> If it has been only recently they have stopped working.......... try 
>> running
>> the 'system restore' feature in windows xp.  Restore the computer to a 
>> date
>> before the problem started.
>>
>> Banshee_V
>> 


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