Here is a question from one of our readers: When i access the Security Center in my Windows XP computer, it says The Security Center is currently unavailable because the "Security Center" service has not started or was stopped. I ran the Services.msc command from Start – Run. but I can’t get the service started. I got the following error:

Error 1075 The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion

What should I do to get my security center started again?

Restart Windows and try starting the Security Center service. If you still receive the same error, make sure that the WMI service is started and running:

• Click Start, Run and type Services.msc
• Double-click Windows Management Instrumentation
• Set its Startup type to Automatic
• Click Start to start the service, and click OK
• Restart Windows.

More information

The Security Center service depends on the Windows Management Service. To view the dependencies of the Security Center service, type the following in Start, Run dialog:

CMD /K SC QC WSCSVC

Press {ENTER}

Verify the output. The Dependencies listing should be exactly as shown below:

Windows Security Center – Default Startup Type

• Windows XP Home: Automatic (Started)
• Windows XP MCE 2005: Automatic (Started)
• Windows XP Pro: Automatic (Started)
• Windows XP Tablet PC 2005: Automatic (Started)

(Ref: BlackViper’s Windows XP Services guide)

Editor’s note: If any other additional drivers or Services are mentioned in the DEPENDENCIES section, you may leave a comment on this article so that I can provide further instructions in this page on how to fix the service dependencies.

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