Greetings,
This problem happens when Proxy Host for Windows NT fails to start and displays the message Error #0002: The System cannot find the file specified.
The System Event Log has an entry from the Service Control Manager with the message The Proxy Host Service service failed to start due to the following error: The System cannot find the file specified.
This error can occur if the Host Service file (PH32SVC.EXE) has been deleted, moved or the image path for the Service is wrong. By default the file is placed in the following path:
Program Files\Funky Software\Proxy32
The solution is to either:
(1) Uninstall Proxy Host, and reinstall , or try and locate the PH32SVC.exe on the Hard drive, or
(2) Run REGEDIT, the Registry Editor, and locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
ProxyHostService
When that key is selected in the tree-view on the left, the right panel will show several values, including one named ImagePath. Double-click on the name ImagePath to open up the Edit String dialog. The value of the ImagePath entry is the full path name to the Proxy Host Service program file.
Example
C:\Program Files\Funky Software\Proxy32\PH32SVC.EXE
Maxwell