[Johnny]

About once a day I receive this error that causes my system to crash: "The
Mtlmnt service failed to start due to the following error: The system cannot
find the file specified" Error ID 7000. Right now I am thinking it is a
modem that is causing this error but I do not have a modem installed on my
PC. However I did move my HD to a new system and the remainents of the old
drive is looking for modem on my new system. I was not able to find anything
online regarding this error and the MS knowledge base didnt help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314357&Product=winxp
Any suggestions on what I am dealing with here?

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Johnny,

This error is usually caused by an orphaned service entry in the registry.
The Services (and Kernel drivers) entries are present in the following
registry location. One of the sub-keys may be related to "Mtlmnt". You
should be able to identify them easily by reading the "DisplayName" and
"ImagePath" fields in the right-pane in the Registry Editor.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\]

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor. Before
modifying/removing a Service, create a System Restore point or a complete
Registry backup, just in case something happens.

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http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
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--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

"Johnny" <jnguyen@barcodedauctions.com> wrote in message
news:%2354OCI1cFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> About once a day I receive this error that causes my system to crash: "The
> Mtlmnt service failed to start due to the following error: The system
> cannot find the file specified" Error ID 7000. Right now I am thinking it
> is a modem that is causing this error but I do not have a modem installed
> on my PC. However I did move my HD to a new system and the remainents of
> the old drive is looking for modem on my new system. I was not able to
> find anything online regarding this error and the MS knowledge base didnt
> help.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314357&Product=winxp
> Any suggestions on what I am dealing with here?
>

[Johnny]

Ramesh,

Thanks for the info you provided me. I made a backup of the registry like
you suggested. I was able to get into the registry but I have no idea what I
am suppose to be looking for.

Regards,

Johnny
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ePKkNQ1cFHA.3184@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi Johnny,
>
> This error is usually caused by an orphaned service entry in the registry.
> The Services (and Kernel drivers) entries are present in the following
> registry location. One of the sub-keys may be related to "Mtlmnt". You
> should be able to identify them easily by reading the "DisplayName" and
> "ImagePath" fields in the right-pane in the Registry Editor.
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\]
>
> Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor. Before
> modifying/removing a Service, create a System Restore point or a complete
> Registry backup, just in case something happens.
>
> [ERUNT] Registry Backup and Restore for Windows
> http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
>
> [ERUNT] - Direct download
> http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip
> http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt-setup.exe
>
> [Installing & Using ERUNT]
> http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
> http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
> http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt
>
> --
> Ramesh, MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> Windows XP Troubleshooting
> http://www.winhelponline.com
>
> Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
>
> "Johnny" <jnguyen@barcodedauctions.com> wrote in message
> news:%2354OCI1cFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> About once a day I receive this error that causes my system to crash:
>> "The Mtlmnt service failed to start due to the following error: The
>> system cannot find the file specified" Error ID 7000. Right now I am
>> thinking it is a modem that is causing this error but I do not have a
>> modem installed on my PC. However I did move my HD to a new system and
>> the remainents of the old drive is looking for modem on my new system. I
>> was not able to find anything online regarding this error and the MS
>> knowledge base didnt help.
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314357&Product=winxp
>> Any suggestions on what I am dealing with here?
>>
>

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Johnny,

See if there is any entry reading "Mtlmnt" or similar. Also, you should be
able to identify them easily by reading the "DisplayName" and "ImagePath"
fields in the right-pane in the Registry Editor.

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

"Johnny" <jnguyen@barcodedauctions.com> wrote in message
news:eyNCrc1cFHA.1036@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Ramesh,
>
> Thanks for the info you provided me. I made a backup of the registry like
> you suggested. I was able to get into the registry but I have no idea what
> I am suppose to be looking for.
>
> Regards,
>
> Johnny
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:ePKkNQ1cFHA.3184@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Johnny,
>>
>> This error is usually caused by an orphaned service entry in the
>> registry. The Services (and Kernel drivers) entries are present in the
>> following registry location. One of the sub-keys may be related to
>> "Mtlmnt". You should be able to identify them easily by reading the
>> "DisplayName" and "ImagePath" fields in the right-pane in the Registry
>> Editor.
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\]
>>
>> Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor. Before
>> modifying/removing a Service, create a System Restore point or a complete
>> Registry backup, just in case something happens.
>>
>> [ERUNT] Registry Backup and Restore for Windows
>> http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
>>
>> [ERUNT] - Direct download
>> http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip
>> http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt-setup.exe
>>
>> [Installing & Using ERUNT]
>> http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
>> http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
>> http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>> http://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>> Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
>>
>> "Johnny" <jnguyen@barcodedauctions.com> wrote in message
>> news:%2354OCI1cFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> About once a day I receive this error that causes my system to crash:
>>> "The Mtlmnt service failed to start due to the following error: The
>>> system cannot find the file specified" Error ID 7000. Right now I am
>>> thinking it is a modem that is causing this error but I do not have a
>>> modem installed on my PC. However I did move my HD to a new system and
>>> the remainents of the old drive is looking for modem on my new system. I
>>> was not able to find anything online regarding this error and the MS
>>> knowledge base didnt help.
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314357&Product=winxp
>>> Any suggestions on what I am dealing with here?
>>>
>>
>
>