I need to enable the Remote Access Connection Manager Service and Remote Access Connection Auto Manager Service for the internet connection wizard in WinXP Pro to let me set up a dial-up connection. After I reinstalled windows these services won’t start, either saying the dependency group failed to start or that access is denied. I have admin rights and every service even vaguely resembling network services is started. My modem is recognized in the device manager. Any ideas on how to coax these essential services to start?

Check dependencies and try to figure out what 'base' service doesn't start.
Install SP1, it might help...

Also read:

"Error 711: Cannot Load Remote Access Service Connection Manager" Error Message When You Create Network Connection

"Cannot Load Remote Access Connection Manager" Error Message, Internet Connection Does Not Work, or Modem Does Not Work After Windows XP Upgrade

"Event ID: 7000" or "Event ID: 7013" Error Message When You Attempt to Start a Service

DHCP Client Initializes Improperly and Causes an Invalid IP Address