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| | Help! Dependency service or group failed to start Windows Vista Ultimate. New Dell D630 (O.S. factory installed). Sudden inability to communicate with network either by Wi-Fi, ethernet card, or Verizon Broadband wireless service. The message on the WiFi indicator says Dependency service or group failed to start. The diagnosis utility says the computer doesn't have a network card installed or configured. Everything was working fine until all three stopped working. The Bluetooth module is still working. Any help (and solutions) much appreciated. Tony |
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| | RE: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start I spent some time with Dell talking about this issue. System restore didn't correct the problem. We checked out services and their dependencies. Before going to the ultimate (and worst case) solution which would be to re-install the O.S., I ran cmd/sfc /scannow which is the Windows file checker. It corrected some errors and now things are working again. I commend Dell for helping me fix what was clearly a problem caused by faulty Microsoft software. As someone who's used computers for almost 30 years, it still very frustrating that errors like system file corruptions occur in a brand new O.S., and that the system isn't capable of automatically identifying faults and correcting them itself. Users should not have to dig around in Windows services. Ideally, a computer would identify that all is not well and either fix it itself, or connect to a Microsoft website for a comprehensive diagnosis and repair of all damaged files. Tony |
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| | RE: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start Hi Tony, I am having the same problem -- only with a new Toshiba Satellite. I have been unable to run the file checker, i.e., I can't seem to find it. Can you give me the entire sequence or tell me how to find it? Thanks loads! |
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| | RE: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start Sorry for not seeing your reply and question until now. Begin with Start (bottom left of your desktop). Where is stays ''Start search', enter 'cmd'. A new window opens. Type 'sfc /scannow' and that begins the scan and repair process. This is what I did and it worked for me. No guarantees it's going to fix your problem. As I said, it's crazy that this kind of software error can occur in 2008. Good luck. |
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| | Re: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start That helped SO MUCH!!!! Thank you!!!! |
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| x86 | Re: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start I don't know if anyone will see this at all, but I have been having the same "Dependency service or group failed to start" problem. It just occurred the other night. I did try the cmd sfc/scannow, but it told me that I must be an administrator running a console session and I'm not sure what they are telling me to do. Any help would be appreciated. Also, I feel like part of this problem is stemming from a problem with my Dell not recognizing my charger. It will keep the laptop powered, but it won't charge the laptop. I'm sitting at 0% charge whenever I'm working on my laptop and am on Power Saver power plan which makes things run slowly and less efficiently. Any solution for that problem would be appreciated as well. Thank you. |
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| | Re: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start You may be more fortunate than me. I have had the same error too, and as a result, I haven't been able to connect to the Internet. Is this the same with you. As for the sfc/scannow command, you can temporarily designate yourself as an administrator. If you click on the Start Orb and type in 'cmd' in the search box, one of the results should be the Command Prompt shell. Right click on that and choose 'Run as administrator' and then you will be able to use that command. Perhaps it will work for you. When I ran it, it said that one file was corrupted and this file doesn't seem like it can be fixed (npmproxy.dll). |
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| | Re: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start I have problems with services which seems like yours. After installing SP1 I can't use network services. It says "dependency service failed to start" etc. I cant rollback the SP1 setup (coz I haven't made restore point before, haven't Vista DVD). What should I do? |
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| | Re: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start Go to Start>Run and type in services.msc then press Enter. In the window that opens find Print Spooler on the right, right-click it and select Properties. Go to the Recovery tab and change all 3 drop-down boxes to Restart The Service. Make sure the 2 text boxes underneath say 1 in them. Click Ok until you are back at the Services window, close it and you're good to go. Now when ever your Print Spooler craps out, it will automatically reset itself. |
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| | Re: Help! Dependency service or group failed to start I've been having problems with my computer giving me the dependency service or group failed to start on my internet. I'm connected to the internet but it claims that the connection status is unknown and when I try to run the sfc/scannow it says "there is a system repair pending which requires reboot to complete. restart windows and run sfc again". When I restarted my computer and tried again, it gave me the same message. My computer has also been unable to check for updates or to actually install them. I have windows vista and my computer is a Gateway. |
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