After starting up, I go into event viewer under system and see this for every time I startup: Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7000 Date: 12/13/2004 Time: 3:53:47 PM User: N/A Computer: HOMEDELL Description: The Lexmark X73 MFP Scanner service failed to start due to the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. I've searched but have had no luck. I uninstalled that printer several months ago and I am guessing this is whats making my startup time unusually slow. I've scoured the registry a few times trying to get rid of all Lexmark related files too and there is no Lexmark related item in services.msc. Any ideas on how I can get rid of this error short of formatting? Thanks Dell Dimension 4600i Windows XP Home SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz 512MB Dual Channel RAM 40GB HD ...If my computer's not happy, I'm not happy.

If you still have the printer install it again then uninstall it from the add/remove control panel

Printer's gone. Thanks though. I just went on a rampage through regedit deleting anything related to that printer. Hopefully, it works. Dell Dimension 4600i Windows XP Home SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz 512MB Dual Channel RAM 40GB HD ...If my computer's not happy, I'm not happy.