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Error: Loader couldn't initialize service!

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elkinm

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I recently had some spyware hijack crap on my system and cleaned it up all over the place and possibly things I should not have leaned up. And it has been some time since then so I don't have an restore points from then.

I restarted for the first time and noticed that instead of giving me the explored I got this error with just my background. I can click OK and then I can either load explorer from task manager or just log off.

Explorer starts normally if I start it and startup continues normally. If I log off the system automatically logs back on and loads everything as well.

I don't have any other errors and I have nothing in the event viewer.

Is there any way I can find out what service cannot load. And is it possible to see the script that executes and see exactly what part fails and when it restarts when I start explorer.exe.
Also, why would I not be able to log off is there something wrong with that. As far as the actual welcome screen, I can still use fast user switching so the welcome screen is still there it is something related with the initial logon.

I have gotten a prompt saying that windows does not recognize some system file and asks for the Win XP SP1 CD to repair it. I was wondering how I can I find out what files have problems and how can I activate this check. Also I only have a non SP1 CD. Can I do something with that or do I need to create a CD with SP1 already installed?

Thanks
 
Can I use any of the startup options like boot logging or something else to determine what service is not loading?

Anybody know what service and/or script loads explorer.exe at startup? Also what controls how the system runs if no account is logged on as I cannot log of an account but I can switch users.

Thanks
 
You could look in Event Viewer for clues. Do you have a late-model antivirus software and is it both up-to-date and also configured to use maximum everything (heuristics, compressed-file scanning, no exceptions)? How do you feel about just backing up your data and reinstalling WinXP?
 
Event viewer doesn't show anything. All it shows is some starting services and everything normal. I don't get a single error.

As far as backing up, I cannot do a full backup, I can backup what I need but it would be to much of a pain setting up my system. I also have some trial software that I am not sure if I can install again as well as some software I don't have the install CD or file anymore (nothing illegal though in this case).

I can do a repair install but my CD does not have SP1 so I would like to slipstream it first when I get a chance.

But I would like to get it working without a reinstall. It is mostly working and I have not idea what service is not starting and how explorer.exe is started or effected. And I don't know why I cannot log off properly from the main account. I did try creating a new account and I could log into that one and log back of. No I just need to try loading a diffeferent account by default and/or add a password to the primary account to se if it will still log back on at logoff.

What is bothering me most is still the fact I have no idea what services or files I have problems with.

Thanks again.
 
I suggest hitting Schadenfroh's antispyware thread, following his routine and posting the HJT log for analysis. The Explorer.exe it's trying to launch might not be the one you think it is 😉
 
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