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Problem with Aero on Windows 7

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  • 01-01-2010 6:20pm
    #1
    My name is URL
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    Hey, for the last couple of days I've been having a problem after starting my PC. Aero doesn't seem to start up sometimes.. tool bars and the start menu etc load in the Windows Classic theme

    I get a notification when it happens but it's vague to say the least.. - "windows could not connect to the system event notification service"

    Has anyone experienced this?


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    #2
    [Deleted User]
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    Ah, this sounds like an identical problem in Vista where the RPC service fails to start due to corruption of the Winsock catalogue. Why RPC relies on Winsock I've no idea. Anyway, open a elevated command prompt and type

    netsh winsock reset

    Reboot after this. Not sure if Windows 7 is the same but I'd bet that it is.


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    #3
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,067 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Thanks man.. that's sorted it out :)


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    #4
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,067 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Sorry for the bump but this issue has arisen again over the last fortnight, and the above fix no longer works.

    It's an intermittent problem and I can't find the cause of it. It happens on 50% of boots.. sometimes doing a system restore resolves it, other times it doesn't.

    I use this PC for work, and it's really frustrating to see that dirty gray bar at the bottom of the screen.. I'm probably a bit obsessive over it but it really does do my head in!

    Any other tips on how to fix it, or at least on how to find out what's causing it?

    Screenshot


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    [Deleted User]
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    Are you still getting the error saying that it can't connect to the System Event Notification Service?


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    #6
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,067 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Karsini wrote: »
    Are you still getting the error saying that it can't connect to the System Event Notification Service?

    Yeah, still getting them.


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