error 3 when trying to start Security Center

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I had Norton installed on my computer and just unintalled it to try other
antivirus programs. When I went to restart the security center I got this
error:

Could not start Security Center on Local Computer
Error 3: The system cannot find the specified path

I have no idea what to do.
 
Hi Josh,

If you uninstalled it, you would have to reinstall it from the original
installation media before any of the functions would work.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
All I have is a recovery cd and Windows does not recognize it when windows
setup boots up. Is there a way to reapply SP2? I can't contact my computer
manufacturer for another recovery disk since Northgate Innovations is no
longer in business.
 
I was referring to reinstalling the Norton software, not SP2. Which of their
security center's are you attempting to start?

I know what you mean on Northgate, I still use one of their laptops (in fact
I'm using it now to remote into a Vista desktop system). Solid machines too.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Sorry I didn't specify...I'm trying to start the Windows Security Center and
I get the error mentioned earlier. And yes I agree Northgate did make solid
machines. This comp has been going strong since xmas of 03.
 
When I do that it brings up the Security Center window, but it isn't started.
It says the Security Center has not been started, but when I go to start it
the error comes up.
 
In the meantine, open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc

Export the branch to a file, and include the file contents in your reply.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I do that it brings up the Security Center window, but it isn't
started.
It says the Security Center has not been started, but when I go to start it
the error comes up.
 
Here you go...exported it to a text file...copy and paste.

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 8/12/2006 - 9:19 PM
Value 0
Name: Type
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x20

Value 1
Name: Start
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x2

Value 2
Name: ErrorControl
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1

Value 3
Name: ImagePath
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: \SystemRoot\\SystemRoot\C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
-k netsvcs

Value 4
Name: DisplayName
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Security Center

Value 5
Name: DependOnService
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Data: RpcSs
winmgmt

Value 6
Name: ObjectName
Type: REG_SZ
Data: LocalSystem

Value 7
Name: Description
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Monitors system security settings and configurations.

Value 8
Name: FailureActions
Type: REG_BINARY
Data:
00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 ................
00000010 4d 00 45 00 01 00 00 00 - 60 ea 00 00 00 00 00 00 M.E.....`ê......
00000020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 ............


Key Name:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Parameters
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 1/20/2005 - 12:49 AM
Value 0
Name: ServiceDll
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Data: %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\wscsvc.dll


Key Name:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Security
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 1/20/2005 - 12:49 AM
Value 0
Name: Security
Type: REG_BINARY
Data:
00000000 01 00 14 80 90 00 00 00 - 9c 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 ................
00000010 30 00 00 00 02 00 1c 00 - 01 00 00 00 02 80 14 00 0...............
00000020 ff 01 0f 00 01 01 00 00 - 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 ÿ...............
00000030 02 00 60 00 04 00 00 00 - 00 00 14 00 fd 01 02 00 ..`.........ý...
00000040 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 05 - 12 00 00 00 00 00 18 00 ................
00000050 ff 01 0f 00 01 02 00 00 - 00 00 00 05 20 00 00 00 ÿ........... ...
00000060 20 02 00 00 00 00 14 00 - 8d 01 02 00 01 01 00 00 ...............
00000070 00 00 00 05 0b 00 00 00 - 00 00 18 00 fd 01 02 00 ............ý...
00000080 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 05 - 20 00 00 00 23 02 00 00 ........ ...#...
00000090 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 05 - 12 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 ................
000000a0 00 00 00 05 12 00 00 00 - ........


Key Name:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Enum
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 8/12/2006 - 9:19 PM
Value 0
Name: 0
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Root\LEGACY_WSCSVC\0000

Value 1
Name: Count
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1

Value 2
Name: NextInstance
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1
 
I think I found the offending entry. However, for more clarity, please
export the key in .REG format, and post the contents here.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Here you go...exported it to a text file...copy and paste.

Key Name:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 8/12/2006 - 9:19 PM
Value 0
Name: Type
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x20

Value 1
Name: Start
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x2

Value 2
Name: ErrorControl
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1
 
Is this what you need?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,5c,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,5c,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c,00,\
53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,68,\
00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,6b,00,20,00,6e,00,\
65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Security Center"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,\
6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,00,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Description"="Monitors system security settings and configurations."
"FailureActions"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,4d,00,45,\
00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,59,00,53,00,54,00,45,00,4d,00,52,00,4f,00,4f,\
00,54,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,73,00,63,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\
00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_WSCSVC\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
 
The "ImagePath" value data is completely wrong. The correct data should be
"%SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs". Either fix it manually, or
use the utility here:

"Error 1083" while attempting to start the Security Center service in
Windows XP SP2:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/wscsvcfix.htm (Ignore the title)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Is this what you need?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,5c,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,5c,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c,00,\
53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,68,\
00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,6b,00,20,00,6e,00,\
65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Security Center"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,\
6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,00,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Description"="Monitors system security settings and configurations."
"FailureActions"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,4d,00,45,\
00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,59,00,53,00,54,00,45,00,4d,00,52,00,4f,00,4f,\
00,54,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,73,00,63,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\
00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_WSCSVC\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
 
Thanks for the assist, Ramesh. Certainly appears to be a bad path string,
nice catch.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Ramesh said:
The "ImagePath" value data is completely wrong. The correct data should be
"%SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs". Either fix it manually, or
use the utility here:

"Error 1083" while attempting to start the Security Center service in
Windows XP SP2:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/wscsvcfix.htm (Ignore the title)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Is this what you need?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\

74,00,5c,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\

00,5c,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c,00,\

53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,68,\

00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,6b,00,20,00,6e,00,\
65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Security Center"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,\
6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,00,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Description"="Monitors system security settings and configurations."
"FailureActions"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,4d,00,45,\

00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,59,00,53,00,54,00,45,00,4d,00,52,00,4f,00,4f,\

00,54,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,73,00,63,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\

00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\

00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\

05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\

20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\

00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_WSCSVC\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
Click to expand...
 
You're welcome anytime, Rick!

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks for the assist, Ramesh. Certainly appears to be a bad path string,
nice catch.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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