mara- Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 After doing some troubleshoot, using msconfig.exe (System Configuration) I used option Normal startup. I rebooted computer I run again msconfig.exe to verify. But, I sow Selective startup selected and that not all system services were started, actually they stayed disabled. I went to Services (services.msc) to enable those. I opened Properties, changed to Automatic, pressed OK and got the error: The system cannot find the path specified. So, I couldn't start the service this way, but what was strange is that I could start it using Command Prompt and net start command. Then I opened Process Monitor to check out what happens when this message pops up. Process you should monitor is services.exe. And the only thing suspicious to me was this: And solution is that simple. For some reason, I didn't have the folder scm. I don't know what deleted it. It was a Kingsoft's cleaner tool. So, I went to C:\Windows\system32\logfiles and I created the folder scm. After that I tried to change the problematic service and I could change it to Automatic and it was possible to start it. As I said, not all services had this problem. Here is the list of services that had this problem: Application Experience Application Identity BitLocker Drive Encryption Service Computer Browser Bluetooth Support Service DNS Client Encrypting File System (EFS) Human Interface Device Access IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper IPsec Policy Agent Adaptive Brightness Tablet PC Input Service Windows Time WebClient Portable Device Enumerator Service Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework As you can see, a lot of services were disabled by msconfig.exe and couldn't be enabled because of this issue, and all services above are system services. I couldn't find this solution anywhere on Google, so I hope this will help someone. Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackerz14 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 have you try to scan it with antivirus/antispyware? did you apply some tweaks for your pc/laptop? ok then try RefreshPc . . . http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/RefreshPC.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 :lol: :lol: Did you read my post? Did you notice that I posted it in tutorials section? I'm explaining how to fix the issue. If you bothered to read, you would know it's not a problem with malware or registry entries.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackerz14 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 sorry my bad . . . as i have not read all of it coz i was in a hurry ! ! ! hehe peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipo Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 thanks for the guide mara-! one question: will this work on xp too or just 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXS Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 There are the .reg scripts that restore all services to default values. I can post it if you need it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 thanks for the guide mara-! one question: will this work on xp too or just 7? It's possible. You just need to trace it with Process Monitor to see if that's the issue. I see now that this folder begin to fill with some logs. There are the .reg scripts that restore all services to default values. I can post it if you need it :) That was my first thought. I compared keys for problematic services with my laptop and every key was the same, but problem remained. So, Process Monitor helped me to find the issue. Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipo Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 thanks for replying mara-!:yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcha Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 quote from wikipedia Service Control Manager (SCM) is a special system process under Windows NT family of operating systems, which starts, stops and interacts with Windows service processes.[1] It is located in%SystemRoot%\System32\services.exe executable. Service processes interact with SCM through a well-defined API, and the same API interface is used internally by the interactive Windows service management tools such as the MMC snap-in Services.msc and the command-line Service Control utility sc.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 That's good to know, but it's easy to say it now, it was hard to discover the issue.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 I just discovered what removed this folder. It's Kingsoft cleaner tool.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malis2007 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I just registered here in this website just to say :Thank you dude!You saved my ass!I was going to do afull reinstall for my windows 7 because of this issues!I don't care how old this topic is..Or if you guys are going to give me a warning or something..But thanks again dude.I kept searching google for like amonth and still!And talked to alot of experts but all failed.But you did it!!You fixed my services error by just creating the "scm" folder in the "c:\windows\system32\logfiles"I used to have the same problem as yours..Thanks again dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubhouse Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I JUST REGISTERED HERE IN THIS WEBSITE JUST TO SAY :THANK YOU DUDE!YOU SAVED MY ASS!I WAS GOING TO DO AFULL REINSTALL FOR MY WINDOWS 7 BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUES!I DON'T CARE HOW OLD THIS TOPIC IS..OR IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A WARNING OR SOMETHING..BUT THANKS AGAIN DUDE.I KEPT SEARCHING GOOGLE FOR LIKE AMONTH AND STILL!AND TALKED TO ALOT OF EXPERTS BUT ALL FAILED.BUT YOU DID IT!!YOU FIXED MY SERVICES ERROR BY JUST CREATING THE "scm" FOLDER IN THE "C:\Windows\system32\logfiles"I USED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS YOURS..THANKS AGAIN DUDE.No need to shout (block capitals is internet shouting) we hear you just fine :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 @malis2007I'm glad this helped you. Please next time write in small caps. I'm sure your intentions are good, but all caps as said is considered as shouting.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majithia23 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The guy is just overwhelmed and screaming with joy !Spare him fellas .Understood the emotions and thus fixed the "Cases" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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