{"id":1334,"date":"2014-10-24T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T10:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2019-06-24T18:28:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:28:55","slug":"fix-error-2-security-center-service-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/fix-error-2-security-center-service-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix &#8220;Error 2&#8221; When Starting the Security Center Service in Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a malware attack, your Action Center may report that the Security Center service has stopped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived2\/wscsvc1.png\" width=\"447\" height=\"253\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>.. and when you click the button to turn on the service, the following error may show up:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived2\/wscsvc2.png\" width=\"466\" height=\"224\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"err\">Windows could not start the Security Center service on Local Computer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"err\">Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.<\/p>\n<p>This happens if the malware has wiped out certain service registration entries relating to Security Center service in the Windows registry. First, it is imperative that you eliminate any malware\/viruses onboard your computer using suitable anti-malware software with up-to-date definitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Security Center Service Registration &#8211; Registry Fix<\/h2>\n<p>Then, to reinstate the service, download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/misc\/w7-wscsvc.zip\">w7-wscsvc.zip<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/misc-registry-fixes-for-windows-10-7-8-xp-vista\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miscellaneous Registry Fixes for Windows 7\/XP\/Vista<\/a>), unzip and run the enclosed REG file.<\/p>\n<p>Restart Windows. The Security Center service should start now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a malware attack, your Action Center may report that the Security Center service has stopped&#8230; .. and when you click the button to turn on the service, the following error may show up: Windows could not start the Security Center service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified. This &#8230; <a title=\"Fix &#8220;Error 2&#8221; When Starting the Security Center Service in Windows 7\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/fix-error-2-security-center-service-windows-7\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fix &#8220;Error 2&#8221; When Starting the Security Center Service in Windows 7\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[191,441],"class_list":["post-1334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-7","tag-error-messages","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18890,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-defender-service-missing-security-page-empty\/","url_meta":{"origin":1334,"position":0},"title":"Windows Defender Service Missing; Security at a glance page is Empty","author":"Ramesh","date":"September 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"In the aftermath of malware infection, when you open the Services MMC on a Windows 10 or 11 computer, you may find that the Windows Defender (\"Microsoft Defender Antivirus Service\") service is missing from the Services MMC. 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