I'm having a similar problem except that my internet still works and so does my anti virus 0.o. My start menu has disappeared so I have no idea how to fix it without the control panel or command prompt. The code is : 0x90070426 Description: The service has not been started. The only thing I remember doing that could cause this is canceling a service in the "Programs and Features", but i don't know how this would change anything. Help?
Solved Missing Start menu, error code 0x90070426
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Hi, exploded, and welcome to the forums.
First of all, unless your problem is the *exact* same as another user's, please don't hijack threads - make your own posts.
Now, on to your problem - you canceled a *service* in Programs and Features, and now you're given an error message stating that the *service* has not started - I'd make a correlation right there that what you did got you into the situation you're in. However, I am confused by a couple of things....
Programs and Features is just that Programs that are installed and Features of Vista - Services are not manipulated from that screen at all.
Furthermore, Services are things that run in the background for Vista to use - disabling services for performance reasons is a very antiquated way of thinking. You aren't not going to save enough resources to make much of a difference, even on older machines.
So, getting back to the problem at hand - *what* did you disable?
First of all, unless your problem is the *exact* same as another user's, please don't hijack threads - make your own posts.
Now, on to your problem - you canceled a *service* in Programs and Features, and now you're given an error message stating that the *service* has not started - I'd make a correlation right there that what you did got you into the situation you're in. However, I am confused by a couple of things....
Programs and Features is just that Programs that are installed and Features of Vista - Services are not manipulated from that screen at all.
Furthermore, Services are things that run in the background for Vista to use - disabling services for performance reasons is a very antiquated way of thinking. You aren't not going to save enough resources to make much of a difference, even on older machines.
So, getting back to the problem at hand - *what* did you disable?
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well i fixed the problem already using full factory recovery 
but it does work.
what i did:
Gateway Support - Full Factory Recovery
my comp is gateway btw and many restarts, reinstallations, and reconnecting later my computer is fixed...
but it does work.what i did:
Gateway Support - Full Factory Recovery
my comp is gateway btw and many restarts, reinstallations, and reconnecting later my computer is fixed...