Services not starting in windows vista

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For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. OK, I have a 2 month old Dell Inspiron that is having the same problem - all of a sudden a couple days ago my audio stopped working. Error the dependency service or group failed to start. Error 0xc1". I called Dell and spent the afternoon with them trying to use System Restore to load several different restore points, eventually going all the way back to the original restore point 2 months ago.

None of the restore points will load successfully. Dell then said it's a software problem and maybe a Microsoft update stomped on their "QuickSet" application and recommended I download the latest driver for QuickSet and re-install it. I did that and still no audio.

I tried each of the recommended resolutions and none of them worked either. Possible Windows Update culprit? I found this news. So, I'm wondering if that is the culprit? Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any way to uninstall it. Now that I have a possible culprit, I'm going to try calling Dell support again I'll post update later. Editing the dependency for the Windows Audio service as described in this TechNet thread worked for me!

The problem was an incomplete Creative installation that only finished partly. From the thread above:. If it doesn't fix your problem just add the other 2 dependencies back in or something. Might not be a bad idea to back up your registry before you make any changes.

I did what you said, and when I clicked on "Windows Audio" I clicked the start button and at first it was loading but then it said this "Windows couldn't start the Windows Audio service on Local Computer. But when I went to "Windows Audio Endpoint Builder" it said it was already started and running and set to automatic. On desktop, right click My Computer and click Manage. Select the Systems sections till you get the list of all the systems. Double click the Windows Audio line to get the pages displayed above.

Go back to the Windows Audio line and then start the service and it runs. Problem solved. What Fixed the Issue I wrote down the other items in the DependOnService entry just in case they needed to be added back later. Didn't have to add them back though. Audio started working after a restart. The content you requested has been removed. Ask a question. Can you help us improve?

Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical.