HI does any one have a definitive ansewer to this problem. The Diagnostic Service Host service failed to start due to the following error please if you know how to fix this let me know. thanks rich

Hi Rich, Could you please let us know the exact error message of this issue? Also, you can capture a screenshot of the error message by the steps below: Capture screenshot ============ 1. Please reproduce this issue, and then press the Print Screen key (PrtScn) on your keyboard. 2. Click the "Start" menu, type "mspaint" in the Search Bar and Press Enter. 3. In the Paint program, click the "Edit" menu, click "Paste", click the "File" menu, and click "Save". 4. The "Save As" dialogue box will appear. Type a file name in the "File name:" box, for example: "screenshot". 5. Make sure "JPEG (*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE;*.JFIF)" is selected in the "Save as type" box, click "Desktop" on the left pane and then click "Save". 6. Please upload the screenshot to your SkyDrive at www.skydrive.live.com and let us know the link. For detailed steps on how to upload files with SkyDrive, please refer to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/4fc10639-02db-4665-993a-08d865088d65 Regards, Linda Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

This is the event log data: Log Name: System Source: Service Control Manager Date: 13/07/2011 13:17:21 Event ID: 7000 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: UKTEST Description: 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. Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" /> <EventID Qualifiers="49152">7000</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-07-13T12:17:21.907634300Z" /> <EventRecordID>222470</EventRecordID> <Correlation /> <Execution ProcessID="560" ThreadID="6076" /> <Channel>System</Channel> <Computer>UKTEST</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data Name="param1">Diagnostic Service Host</Data> <Data Name="param2">%%1297</Data> </EventData> </Event>

Here you go! You can fix the privileges using Local Security Policy. REF: FIM 2010: SSPR: Diagnostic Service Host Service Failed To Start | ADdict for solution. Ramesh Srinivasan | The Winhelponline Blog Microsoft MVP, Windows Desktop Experience