Anyone know a fix for the error Windows was unable to open service
WdiServiceHost for writing on local computer

It's set to manual and has no dependencys also the start stop buttons
are greyed out the recovery tab gives this error Windows was unable to
open service WdiServiceHost for writing on local computer.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:32:47 -0500, "Rick Rogers"
wrote:

Hi,

It may be the service itself or a missing dependency. Normally, this service
is not set to start automatically but rather manually (on demand). Run
services.msc from the start/search line and scroll down to the Diagnostic
Service Host. Double click it and check the settings to ensure it's set for
manual. On the Recovery tab, you may want to set the first failure option to
restart the service.

Followup I get this in eventviewer The Diagnostic Service Host service
failed to start due to the following error:
A privilege that the service requires to function properly does not
exist in the service account configuration. You may use the Services
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in (services.msc) and the
Local Security Settings MMC snap-in (secpol.msc) to view the service
configuration and the account configuration.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:32:47 -0500, "Rick Rogers"
wrote:

Hi,

It may be the service itself or a missing dependency. Normally, this service
is not set to start automatically but rather manually (on demand). Run
services.msc from the start/search line and scroll down to the Diagnostic
Service Host. Double click it and check the settings to ensure it's set for
manual. On the Recovery tab, you may want to set the first failure option to
restart the service.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:25:43 -0500, "Rick Rogers"
wrote:

What account shows as being used on the logon tab of the service's
properties? It should be Local Service - have you disabled any of the system
accounts?

It is Local Service and I haven't disabled any accounts. I think I'm
missing a file/folder for it.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:25:43 -0500, "Rick Rogers"
wrote:

What account shows as being used on the logon tab of the service's
properties? It should be Local Service - have you disabled any of the system
accounts?

I deleted the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\WdiServiceHost\Security
key and the start button is no longer gryed out but I now get this
error when I click the start button...

To get the start stop buttons to stop being greyed out. I put it back
though because it didn't help.

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:11:44 -0500, "Rick Rogers"
wrote:

Why did you delete that?