Cannot start Server service in Windows 7. Error 2: File Cannot be Found

I'm having an issue when trying to start the Server service on my machine. I noticed that it wasn't started when I tried to access a share on my machine. I receive an error that states "Windows could not start the Server service on Local Computer. Error 2: They system cannot find the file specified." A snapshot of this error is below:

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I've tried doing an "upgrade" of Windows to repair it, but the upgrade fails as it says I already have the latest Windows.

Any idea as to how I can repair this one file?

Jason N. Gaylord

Posted 2011-03-17T20:38:40.020

Reputation: 373

Look in the Windows\System32 folder for "services.exe", is it 32bit W7 or 64bit? – Moab – 2011-03-18T01:10:26.613

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– Moab – 2011-03-18T01:11:39.407

Answers

1) System File Checker
2) System Restore
3) Use Process Explorer to figure out what 'file' is being looked for when the Server service starts.

Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007

Posted 2011-03-17T20:38:40.020

Reputation: 103 763

Tried this and it didn't do anything

< – Jason N. Gaylord – 2011-03-17T21:40:55.263

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No restore points available on this machine. I thought SP1 automatically took one, but apparently not.

< – Jason N. Gaylord – 2011-03-17T21:41:24.483

Added 3. You should get a restore point at every windows update, unless you've turned them off, so that's weird. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2011-03-18T02:55:18.347

Do you have the file "Srvsvc.dll" in C:\Windows\System32? I believe that's the file it's trying to use to start the service. If it's not there, you got some issue (virus or antivirus deleted it maybe?).

CreeDorofl

Posted 2011-03-17T20:38:40.020

Reputation: 2 053