vista32: wscsvc problem

[Paul]

Vista-32 Ultimate, has all current updates.

I need some help fixing the following:

Services:

I don't see Security Center running in services. Is this an error?

Also:

wscsvc service is started, but I can't open the properties: The system
cannot find the file specified.



Event log error:

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-CAPI2
Date: 9/12/2009 11:02:46 AM
Event ID: 513
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Vista-pc
Description:
Cryptographic Services failed while processing the OnIdentity() call in the
System Writer Object.

Details:
AddWin32ServiceFiles: Unable to back up image of service wscsvc since
QueryServiceConfig API failed

System Error:
The system cannot find the file specified.
..
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-CAPI2"
Guid="{5bbca4a8-b209-48dc-a8c7-b23d3e5216fb}"
EventSourceName="Microsoft-Windows-CAPI2" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49154">513</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-09-12T17:02:46.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>60456</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Vista-pc</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>

Details:
AddWin32ServiceFiles: Unable to back up image of service wscsvc since
QueryServiceConfig API failed

System Error:
The system cannot find the file specified.
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

 

[Paul]

All of this was fixed by refreshing the DisplayName and Description
settings for the wscsvc key -- so apparently the damage was just cosmetic.
The strings are pulled out of the dll, and not set directly to the registry
value. I used the settings from another machine. It is not very reassuring
that the values became invalid at some point.


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