Diagnostics Policy Service

[Coreyoliseffect]

I recently reconnected my router so that I could transfer some files from my laptop to my desktop and much to my surprise I can not connect to my network. I have tried running the troubleshooter and the results were lack luster to say the least. It refers to a Diagnostics Policy Service. I pulleg up MSConfig to have a look and the service says that it is stopped. I disabled and re-enabled the service and still nothing. I even tried reinstalling the drivers and still nothing.

A little background may help. I have recently moved to an area where there is no lan line available, other than dial up... So I switched over to Verizon mobile broadband and that is now how I connect tot he net. I recently got the brgiht idea to try and share the connection with the router to therefore be able to share it with my network. This for me involved a lot of time with no result. The course of this action involved disable/enabling the different devices.

My first thought here is just to get back to square one with the devices if possible.

OR

Is there some way to re-enable the policy service so that Win 7(64bit) will be happy again?

P.S. One more nail in the coffin for Microsoft. I swear that I am going to switch everything to Linux!!!:sly:

[SamSaveMax]

Did you mess with any other services? MS is not to blame.
By the default that should have been AUTOMATIC: Started
...along with Diagnostic Service Host: AUTOMATIC: Started
....with Diagnostic System Host: MANUAL: Started

....as well a few other services rely together to work.

Type in SEARCH bar: services <= and press enter....to check
right click on it and choose PROPERTIES set to AUTOMATIC + press Start service

[Coreyoliseffect]

I set both of those to automatic. I had only been looking at the Diagnostic Policy. When I try to start it however it it says that it did not respond in a timely manner.

Restarting... BRB

EDIT: Still the same thing after I popped back into Windows. I verified that Diagnostic Policy Service, Service Host, and System Host are all set to Automatic. It does not state that they are stated.

[SamSaveMax]

Check and make sure NONE of these are disabled...then restart

Network Store Interface Service AUTOMATIC
Network Location Awareness AUTOMATIC
Network List Service MANUAL
Network Connections MANUAL
Server AUTOMATIC
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper AUTOMATIC
IP Helper AUTOMATIC
DNS Client AUTOMATIC
Distributed Link Tracking Client AUTOMATIC
Diagnostic Policy Service AUTOMATIC
DHCP Client AUTOMATIC
SSDP Discovery MANUAL

[Coreyoliseffect]

I ended up heading for the bed. Thanks for your quick replies.

Sadly there is still no changes to what it is doing. When I run the troubleshooter it finds that the diagnostic policy is not running but it won't or can't start it.

[Coreyoliseffect]

Anyone else got any ideas?