Question: Superfetch service

[ka0s]

The Superfetch service terminated with the following error:

The system cannot find the file specified.

But i can Net start sysmain and it will start, the path its executing is :C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted

any ideas?

[Subject Delta]

The only thing I can suggest is going into \Windows\Prefetch and clearing the cache, then rebooting. Your next reboot will be a bit slow whilst Windows re-generates your Superfetch and Prefetch cache, but that is the only possibility that comes to mind.

Also, have a look in the Event Viewer and see if you can get anything more specific about the error

[ka0s]

This is what it says deeper in event viewer:

System

- Provider

[ Name] Service Control Manager

[ Guid] {555908D1-A6D7-4695-8E1E-26931D2012F4}

[ EventSourceName] Service Control Manager

- EventID 7023

[ Qualifiers] 49152

Version 0

Level 2

Task 0

Opcode 0

Keywords 0x80000000000000

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2009-05-21T07:01:20.000Z

EventRecordID 119349

Correlation

- Execution

[ ProcessID] 0

[ ThreadID] 0

Channel System

Computer ka0s-PC

Security

- EventData

param1 Superfetch

param2 %%2

Event id 7023 seems to be a generic service stop id generation

[jamesVault]

  ka0s said:

any ideas?

stop using the registry cleaners!

[ka0s]

  jamesVault said:

stop using the registry cleaners!

Lol, i have never used a registry cleaner. You just don't install any ole app on your pc thats what VM's are for.

[jfvanroy]

Hello.

I know it's a little bit late, but here's my suggestion.

Go into the registry in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters

Be sure that both EnablePrefetcher and EnableSuperfetch have a value set to 1

Try to start the Superfetch service again, then verify the system logs with Event Viewer.

JF.

[+allan MVC]

A BIT late?

[-Himanshu-]

  allan said:

A BIT late?

Yeah just a bit. \sarcasm