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Cannot run my windows?

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Diagnostic Report (1.9.0011.0):
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WGA Data-->
Validation Status: Invalid License
Validation Code: 50Cached Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0x80070426
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-4WD8X-M9WM7-CH4CG
Windows Product Key Hash: EkdqJZ28Y9zyrh7DU/lHNjTXlQY=
Windows Product ID: 89572-OEM-7332166-00096
Windows Product ID Type: 2
Windows License Type: OEM SLP
Windows OS version: 6.0.6001.2.00010300.1.0.002
ID: {CD4A6A34-FD19-4959-8D04-E5C2712F911E}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
WGA Version: Registered, 1.9.9.1
Signed By: Microsoft
Product Name: Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic
Architecture: 0x00000000
Build lab: 6001.vistasp1_gdr.090805-0102
TTS Error: M:20091129104506159-
Validation Diagnostic:
Resolution Status: N/AWgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: 6.0.6002.16398WGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002OGA Data-->
Office Status: 104 Unknown PID
Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 - 104 Unknown PID
Microsoft Office Professional 2007 - 100 Genuine
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: 77F760FE-153-80070002_7E90FEE8-175-80070002_025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3_B4D0AA8B-920-80070057Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: AllowedFile Scan Data-->
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\Slsvc.exe[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\Spsys.sys[6.0.6001.16606]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\Slcext.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\advapi32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll[6.0.6001.18215]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll[6.0.6001.18247]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\authz.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll[7.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\samlib.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ntdsapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\dnsapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ws2_32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\nsi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\user32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\gdi32.dll[6.0.6001.18159]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msimg32.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\powrprof.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\setupapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\oleaut32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ole32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll[6.0.6001.18167]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\shlwapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\version.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\winmm.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\oleacc.dll[4.2.5406.0]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\mmdevapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wtsapi32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\regapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\crypt32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msasn1.dll[6.0.6001.18326]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\userenv.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\secur32.dll[6.0.6001.18272]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\netapi32.dll[6.0.6001.18157]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\psapi.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\netrap.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wldap32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\winbrand.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\winnsi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc6.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\gpapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\slc.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\gpsvc.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\sysntfy.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\winsta.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\nlaapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ncrypt.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\bcrypt.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\mpr.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\credui.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\cryptui.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wintrust.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\imagehlp.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\dbghelp.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\mssign32.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wininet.dll[7.0.6001.18319]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\normaliz.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\iertutil.dll[7.0.6001.18319]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\tapi32.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\rtutils.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\rasapi32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\rasman.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\rasdlg.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\mprapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\activeds.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\adsldpc.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\atl.dll[3.5.2284.2]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\certcli.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\winscard.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\netplwiz.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\urlmon.dll[7.0.6001.18319]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\propsys.dll[7.0.6001.16503]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\xmllite.dll[1.2.1009.0]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\mlang.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\advpack.dll[7.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msiltcfg.dll[4.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\shunimpl.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\devmgr.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\newdev.dll[6.0.5054.0]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\winspool.drv[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\cscapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\windowscodecs.dll[6.0.6001.18131]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ntshrui.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\feclient.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\shdocvw.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\browseui.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\imm32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msctf.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\duser.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.0.6000.16386_none_9ea0ac9ec96e7127\gdiplus.dll[5.2.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msrating.dll[7.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ieframe.dll[7.0.6001.18319]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msi.dll[4.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\mshtml.dll[7.0.6001.18344]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msls31.dll[3.10.349.0]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.6000.16386_none_87e0cb09378714f1\comctl32.dll[5.82.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\comdlg32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\printui.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\cfgmgr32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\puiapi.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\hlink.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\imgutil.dll[7.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\usp10.dll[1.626.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\inetcomm.dll[6.0.6001.18049]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\msoert2.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ieui.dll[7.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\efsadu.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\mfc42u.dll[6.6.8063.0]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\odbc32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\oledlg.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\linkinfo.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\query.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\clbcatq.dll[2001.12.6931.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\cabinet.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\scecli.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\w32topl.dll[6.0.6000.16386]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\rpchttp.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\winhttp.dll[6.0.6001.18178]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\fwpuclnt.dll[6.0.6001.18000]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\ktmw32.dll[6.0.6001.18000]Other data-->
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Licensing Data-->
Software Licensing service is not running.HWID Data-->
HWID Hash Current: OgAAAAEABQABAAIAAQABAAAAAwABAAEAJJQw3/rhSkvs5eYxCiXqTp5WCEiuX/L0Ls5a5wBtrFb0SA==OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
N/AOEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes
Windows marker version: 0x20000
OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: yes
BIOS Information:
ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value
APIC DELL M07
FACP DELL M07
HPET DELL M07
BOOT DELL M07
MCFG DELL M07
SLIC DELL M07
SSDT PmRef CpuPmSunday, November 29, 2009 6:06 PM
Answers
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Hello jeb barnes,
You will notice that under the "File Scan Data-->" line there are a large number of files that are listed as Mismatched. All those files listed, are Critical Vista System files. Normally, when there is one or two Mismatched files, it means that those files have been tampered or corrupted in some way. But in your case the Diagnostic Report is reporting that ALL your Critical Vista System files are Tampered or Corrupted. This is highly unlikely. Whats more likely is that your System Catalog has been tampered or corrupted. The System Catalog stores all the Signatures Hash (think fingerprint) for all the Critical Vista System (and other) files. One of the things that Vista uses the System Catalog for is to identify if a file has been tampered or corupted because if the file had been modified in any way, it's signature hash would not match what is listed in the System Catalog and in that case Vista would flag itself as Non-Genuine.Your Vista, (very shortly, if not already), will flag itself as Non-Genuine, because of this issue. It may also cause Vista (and possibly other programs) to become unstable and/or not behave incorrectly (possibly the cause of your Windows Update issue). I highly recommend that you Repair Windows using System Restore:
1. Reboot Vista into Safe Mode
2. Click the 'Start' button
3. Type: System Restore in the start search field and hit the Enter key
4. Follow the directions of the System Restore wizard. Be sure to select a Restore Point from before the issue started (you may have to check the "Show more Restore Points")
If that doesn't work, we'll try doing a System Scan. The scan will look for bad Vista files and will attempt to repair them, if possible.
1) Login to Vista in Normal Mode (not safe mode)
2) Launch an Internet Browser
3) Type: %windir%\system32\ in the browser's address field
4) Scroll down till you find the file cmd.exe
5) Right-click the file and select 'Run as Administrator'
6) In the CMD window, type: sfc /scannow
7) Reboot twice and see if that resolves the issue.
To check if the issue is resolved, run the Diagnostic Report again, paste the report into Notepad and see if there are any Mismatched files still listed.
If neither of these sets of steps resolves the issue, my only other suggestions would be either to contact Vista support at http://support.microsoft.com or reinstall Vista.
Thank you,
Darin MS- Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Tuesday, December 1, 2009 9:47 PM
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 9:47 PM