Xps m140......omci?

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NoviceUser2013

ok so after a fresh reinstall of windows xp i have an error that is telling me that the omci file could not be found. After putting in the event id which is 7000 i get three methods on how to fix it. Im no IT professional so i was just wondering if anybody could help me out.
My specs are:

Microsoft Xp
Media Center Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Intel Pentium 1.73GHz
794MHz, 504 MB of Ram

Also after trying to attempt method 3 from Microsoft's support on event id 7000
Im Stuck on objectname??

I get all the way to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ServiceName
and i have the following......

Default REG_SZ (value not set)
DisplayName REG_SZ OMCI
ErrorControl REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)
ImagePath REG_EXPAND_SZ \??\C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\OMCI.SYS
Start REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)
Type REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

help please and thank you, I really think it might be affecting my whole system but again im no IT pro.
 
also did you follow these instructions for reinstalling Media center edition:


http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxpmce/installxpmcecdoldhdd/indexthumbnails.htm
XP Media Center reinstallations


Is your pc a dell?

please do the following:

Click Start, Run and in the box enter:

msinfo32

Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All (Ctrl-A), Copy (Ctrl-C) and then paste (Ctrl-V) the information back here in your next reply.
You can edit out any personal information.
 
How can i find out the service name?

i thought the service was omci.sys but idk....how can i find out which service it is?

as for the sp3 update everytime i download it my computer starts to hang and is slower than a turtle so i havnt yet done so

and here is my system summary...

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name STORM-984114CB7
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model MXC051
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1728 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A04, 3/13/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 121.67 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.20 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


i really appreciate ur help elizabeth23
 
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1. go here:
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/drivershome/showproductselector

insert your express service code, which should be right next to your coa sticker, and this will lead to driver downloads that are specific to your pc.

2. get sp3 from a different working pc and save to a flash drive, carry it to your pc and install, you should not even be on the internet without sp3 and all the updates due to security risks, and windows updates will not work with out sp3.

3. I notice that you only have 512mb of ram, and if you have a lot of programs, then they will be fighting each other for memory.

4. Omci.sys is a component of Dell's OpenManage Client Instrumentation software application.

5. http://en.community.dell.com/techce...3.openmanage-client-instrumentation-omci.aspx
read this if you are using this program if not then you should uninstall this program which uses omci.sys

6. do a search of your installation cds for omci.sys, ensure that you are looking for hidden folders and files, and copy the omci.sys to C:/windows/system and /system32 and /system32/drivers.

7. one reason for slow internet is the 512mb, and another is the fact that you might not have all the drivers you need, there is a certain order to install Dell drivers:

ORDER FOR DELL INSTALL DRIVERS

Desktop System Software or Notebook System Software
Chipset or SMBus driver
Processor Driver (if applicable)
Video
Audio (sound)
Input Drivers (keyboard/mouse)
Modem
Network Card
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post back after looking at dells website and searching your cds, and seeing if services has any listing for the program I stated above.

to get to services, go to start, control panel, administrative tools, services, once there scroll down the list, these are the service names.
 
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