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Szabolcs8697
May 26, 2023Copper Contributor
Cannot start Null service
Hi,
Any suggestions on what path is missing here?
sc start Null
SC StartService Failed 3:
The system cannot find the path specified
Update: I think the path here was referencing the environment variable for SystemRoot. Adding the missing values in seems to have resolved the issue. Make sure to also check the registry for the null service:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Null HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices
After saving the change, you may not see immediate effect. Reboot to force processes to reload the variables.
- Szabolcs8697Copper Contributor
Update: I think the path here was referencing the environment variable for SystemRoot. Adding the missing values in seems to have resolved the issue. Make sure to also check the registry for the null service:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Null HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices
After saving the change, you may not see immediate effect. Reboot to force processes to reload the variables.