Control Panel not opening

fs8456

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I have vista home edition 32 bits. My control panel doesn't open. A screen opens then closes. I also can't get to the properties from right clicking my computer. I can't update windows. Any suggestions?
 

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I have vista home edition 32 bits. My [COLOR=blue! important]control [COLOR=blue! important]panel[/color] doesn't open. A screen opens then closes. I also can't get to the properties from right clicking my computer. I can't update windows. Any suggestions?[/color]


I have experienced this same problem in the past with Vista 64 and Vista 32 Bit. The bizarre thing is it would happen right after defragging.

With SP1/RC I have not experienced this problem.
 

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I had this issue and it was solved by opening the services console (Start --> Run --> "services.msc") and stopping the following services (will also stop ReadyBoost):

SL UI Notification Service
Software Licensing Service

Then start both back up starting with Software Licensing Service.

Obviously this is not a permanent fix to the problem, but should allow you to get into the control panel to do what you need to.

Oddly enough this stopped occuring for me when I updated my nVidia drivers. :sarc:
 

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Icons are missing from Control Panel, or you cannot start Control Panel, the Welcome Center, or games in Windows Vista
first try this hotifx...it should work...if not ...try upgrading to vista sp1 if you are interested..the link is provided below

Windows Vista SP1 RC Standalone Public Release

http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/117105-control-panel-wont-open.html#post556933

I tried this but it's now showing up in my windows update. Whenever it tries to search for an update, it says "Error found Code 80070426" The hotfix didn't do anything. I tried to run the hotfix again it says that it doesn't apply to my system.
 

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I had this issue and it was solved by opening the services console (Start --> Run --> "services.msc") and stopping the following services (will also stop ReadyBoost):

SL UI Notification Service
Software Licensing Service

Then start both back up starting with Software Licensing Service.

Obviously this is not a permanent fix to the problem, but should allow you to get into the control panel to do what you need to.

Oddly enough this stopped occuring for me when I updated my nVidia drivers. :sarc:

Both have a service status of being stopped. So I was going to turn them on then turn them off. However, I got the following error messages.

With the SL Notification service and it gave me an error saying "Error 0xC0000022 Access Denied. A process has requested access to an object, but has not been granted those access rights."

Tried it with Software licensing service and it said "Windows could not start the software licensing service on local computer. Error 0x80070005 Access is Denied."
 

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It would be worth checking for any corrupt system files, see the following link for a "How To" - Check Sysem Files
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
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    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
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    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
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    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
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    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
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    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
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    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
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    windows 10
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    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
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    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
I had this issue and it was solved by opening the services console (Start --> Run --> "services.msc") and stopping the following services (will also stop ReadyBoost):

SL UI Notification Service
Software Licensing Service

Then start both back up starting with Software Licensing Service.

Obviously this is not a permanent fix to the problem, but should allow you to get into the control panel to do what you need to.

Oddly enough this stopped occuring for me when I updated my nVidia drivers. :sarc:

Both have a service status of being stopped. So I was going to turn them on then turn them off. However, I got the following error messages.

With the SL Notification service and it gave me an error saying "Error 0xC0000022 Access Denied. A process has requested access to an object, but has not been granted those access rights."

Tried it with Software licensing service and it said "Windows could not start the software licensing service on local computer. Error 0x80070005 Access is Denied."

Try to boot into safe mode and change the startup type of each of those two items to "Automatic" .

Also, you are an administrator on your PC, correct?
 

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