Whenever I go Start > Run > "services.msc", I get this:
And no services show up (I want to disable the ones that I don't use). Does anyone know a fix?
What happens when you do control panel/admin tools/ services?
Are you logged in as Admin user or just a User account?
hazelnut: The same thing.
polster: Admin
If you type msconfig in Run, one of the tabs there will show the services running and a tick box to stop or start them.
I have heard that is not really recommended. I have used this method before without problems, but I may have been lucky.
Found this page which mentions the active X (snap-ins)
http://www.theeldergeek.com/microsoft_management_console.htm
Are you xp or vista?
Yeah I'm not going to do it that way . It's not my computer like I said and if I can't do it properly it just won't get done (my buddy is on vacation and asked me to tune up his PC).
Sounds like the "Admin" permissions are messed up.
You could log in as the "real" administrator to see if you get access then.
XP Pro:
log off,
Press CTRL ALT DEL twice
Type Administrator as the username
and (hopefully) leave the password blank.
XP Home
Restart,
Press F8 and choose Safe Mode
click Administrator
It still isn't fixed, and it's not a permissions issue :\.
Have you checked in c/windows/system32 to see that services.msc is still there?
Could the file associations be a bit mixed up? If so there is a reg fix for .msc files here.
It might be worth giving dial a fix a try:
http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix
Just open up dial a fix, press the green check marks and press go.