Windows XP can't find services.exe

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suitstiks View Member Profile	Jun 30 2009, 01:37 AM Post #1
New Member Posts: 2 OS: windows xp	Im running Windows XP but every time i start up i get an error message saying windows can not find C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

PILL5B3RRY View Member Profile	Jun 30 2009, 06:27 PM Post #2
Member Posts: 196 From: New York City OS: Windows XP SP3	You have to replace that file. Do you have your original XP install disk? If you do then you can use it to replace any missing files.

Reactor View Member Profile	Jun 30 2009, 07:17 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 46 From: Hungary OS: Windows XP SP2	It's strange. Windows XP should auto-repair missing files. For example, if you try to delete "alg.exe", it'll re-appear in the next second. If "services.exe" cannot be found, this means, something is deliberately blocking it from run. You might have some malicious software on your machine.

PILL5B3RRY View Member Profile	Jun 30 2009, 07:34 PM Post #4
Member Posts: 196 From: New York City OS: Windows XP SP3	Yeah this is a strange one. Hm..

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