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| Thread ID: 94484 | 2008-10-31 07:38:00 | What killed my PC? | Ofthesea (14129) | Press F1 |
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| 716311 | 2008-10-31 07:38:00 | Hi, on 30th I was not able to connect to net on broadband. Dial up was ok. Had same problem previous night of 29th and rebooting solved it but now on 30th stuck, would not connect after reboots. Modem lights looked ok. Diagnose network and it said I needed to start Diagnostic Policy Service, which would not start and gave error #5. Ended up restoring for 28th Oct and it was OK after that. Still OK tonight. Can't exactly remember if I changed anything but tried looking in logs with Event Viewer and do not understand what to look for among the zillions of information messages. I'm guessing the problem was due to some software change or could it just be some other glitch? Using Vista Home premium Is there anywhere I can see a simple log of software changes to find what may have caused the problem? |
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| 716312 | 2008-10-31 09:11:00 | you could try using reliability and performance monitor. just type into the start menu 'reliability', then click on reliability monitor which gives a chart of various faults that have occured. hopes this helps GameJunkie |
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| 716313 | 2008-10-31 09:41:00 | Have you installed SP1 on Vista, or did it come with SP1 already installed ? It was a slight bug in the pre SP1 as well, but after doing a bit of reading, it appears that the security may have got a bit screwed up, and restoring got it back, if it does it again try What it says in this article (support.microsoft.com) - scroll down till you find the Vista instructions. Do a Google search for Diagnostic Policy Service Error 5 and you will find lots of people with the same problem and its all to do with security. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 716314 | 2008-10-31 21:01:00 | Have you installed SP1 on Vista, or did it come with SP1 already installed ? It was a slight bug in the pre SP1 as well, but after doing a bit of reading, it appears that the security may have got a bit screwed up, and restoring got it back, if it does it again try What it says in this article (support.microsoft.com) - scroll down till you find the Vista instructions. Do a Google search for Diagnostic Policy Service Error 5 and you will find lots of people with the same problem and its all to do with security. When there's lots of people experiencing the same thing, doesn't that automatically roll it over into being a feature? I assumed that is how Vista came into being; a lot of pre-packaged faults plus both petty and major annoyances added to a hefty advertising budget ;) |
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