Problem Service Control Manager

Rolf Erbe · Oct 3, 2003

At every system start of Windows 2000 Professional (Build 2195 SP4)
I get the following message in the event log:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Catagory: None
Event ID: 7000
Date: 03.10.2003
Time: 15:41:16
User: not applicable
Computer: ERBE-01
Description:
The Service "PMEMNT.SYS" was not started due to following error:
The System could not find the specified path.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Can anybody help to determine the reason for this ?
PMEMNT.SYS is in fact where it should be i.e.
C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\PMEMNT.SYS.
I would be grateful for any kind of help.
Thanks in advance Rolf Erbe. (e-mail address removed)
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N.B.:

The PMEM-Etries in the registry read like follows:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM]:
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000]:
"Service"="pmem"
"Legacy"=dword:00000001
"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000
"Class"="LegacyDriver"
"ClassGUID"="{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}"
"DeviceDesc"="pmem"
"Capabilities"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000\LogConf]
:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000\Control]
:
"DeviceReference"=dword:820a5230

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\pmem]:
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,53,
00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,\
00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,70,00,6d,00,65,00,6d,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,\
73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="pmem"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\pmem\Security]:
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,4e,00,44,00,00,00,1c,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,\
20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,52,00,41,00,00,00,18,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,\
00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,1c,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,52,00,41,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\pmem\Enum]:
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_PMEM\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
"INITSTARTFAILED"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\PMEMNT.SYS]:
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,53,
00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,\
00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,50,00,4d,00,45,00,4d,00,4e,00,54,00,2e,00,53,00,59,00,\
53,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="PMEMNT.SYS"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\PMEMNT.SYS\Security]:
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1c,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,\
20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,\
00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,1c,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\PMEMNT.SYS\Enum]:
"Count"=dword:00000000
"NextInstance"=dword:00000000
"INITSTARTFAILED"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM]:
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000]:
"Service"="pmem"
"Legacy"=dword:00000001
"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000
"Class"="LegacyDriver"
"ClassGUID"="{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}"
"DeviceDesc"="pmem"
"Capabilities"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000\LogConf]
:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\pmem]:
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,53,
00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,\
00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,70,00,6d,00,65,00,6d,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,\
73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="pmem"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\pmem\Security]:
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,4e,00,44,00,00,00,1c,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,\
20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,52,00,41,00,00,00,18,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,\
00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,1c,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,52,00,41,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\PMEMNT.SYS]:
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,53,
00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,\
00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,50,00,4d,00,45,00,4d,00,4e,00,54,00,2e,00,53,00,59,00,\
53,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="PMEMNT.SYS"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\PMEMNT.SYS\Security]:
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1c,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,\
20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,\
00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,1c,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM]:
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000]:
"Service"="pmem"
"Legacy"=dword:00000001
"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000
"Class"="LegacyDriver"
"ClassGUID"="{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}"
"DeviceDesc"="pmem"
"Capabilities"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000\LogC
onf]:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_PMEM\0000\Cont
rol]:
"DeviceReference"=dword:820a5230

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pmem]:
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,53,
00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,\
00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,70,00,6d,00,65,00,6d,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,\
73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="pmem"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pmem\Security]:
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,4e,00,44,00,00,00,1c,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,\
20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,52,00,41,00,00,00,18,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,\

00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,1c,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,52,00,41,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pmem\Enum]:
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_PMEM\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
"INITSTARTFAILED"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PMEMNT.SYS]:
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,5c,00,53,
00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,\
00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,50,00,4d,00,45,00,4d,00,4e,00,54,00,2e,00,53,00,59,00,\
53,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="PMEMNT.SYS"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PMEMNT.SYS\Security]:

"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,0
2,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1c,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,\
20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,\
00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,1c,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PMEMNT.SYS\Enum]:
"Count"=dword:00000000
"NextInstance"=dword:00000000
"INITSTARTFAILED"=dword:00000001

Guest · Oct 18, 2003

I am receiving this error message as well. I do not know the solution.

Problem Service Control Manager

Rolf Erbe

Guest