Task Scheduler: "The remote computer was not found" error

[happyman7]

Hi,

Task scheduler isn't working on my Windows 8.1 laptop. Whenever I open it, I get this error message that says "The remote computer was not found".
In an attempt to figure out the problem, I looked at the Services and found out that the Task Scheduler service wasn't running. Apparently one it's dependencies, "SystemEventsBroker", isn't working and won't start when I click "Start" on the SystemEventsBroker properties window, I get "Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service."
How can I get Task Scheduler to start working again, without having to do the Windows Refresh? Here's some screenshots of the errors: http://imgur.com/a/fb01p

Thanks!

 

[Paul NZ]

Sounds like something or someone has killed / removed it

Get the systemeventsbroker reg file from here and dbl click on it, import it into the registry, then reboot. Then see if it works

 

[happyman7]

Sounds like something or someone has killed / removed it

Get the systemeventsbroker reg file from here and dbl click on it, import it into the registry, then reboot. Then see if it works

That's the second time I've tried that and it didn't work

I think the problem may related to the fact that I am supposed to have a SystemEventsBrokerServer.dll file in my System32 folder, which I don't.

 

[Paul NZ]

If you try and start the service whats the error? You may have to show hidden files to see that dll file

In Win10 theres 2 files. The one you listed and a client.dll file

 

[happyman7]

If you try and start the service whats the error? You may have to show hidden files to see that dll file

In Win10 theres 2 files. The one you listed and a client.dll file

If I try to start the service, I get the 1083 error I mentioned above. I have the Client DLL, but not the Server DLL.
I have hidden files enabled. I could try to see if I could get another copy of the DLL, but I couldn't find anywhere that didn't seem like a haven for malware :/

 

[Paul NZ]

Is there a C:\windows\sysnative folder on yours?? A copy of that server file maybe there. Its not in Win10 tho

 

[happyman7]

Is there a C:\windows\sysnative folder on yours?? A copy of that server file maybe there. Its not in Win10 tho

No there is not.

 

[Paul NZ]

You may have to do a repair that may fix it

 

[happyman7]

You may have to do a repair that may fix it

Repair as in startup repair?

 

[Paul NZ]

yup or open a command prompt as admin type sfc /scannow. See what it says when it finishes

 

[happyman7]

yup or open a command prompt as admin type sfc /scannow. See what it says when it finishes

I've tried both. Startup repair fails with a message saying "Startup Repair couldn't repair your PC" , I checked the resulted log file and it came up clean.
I also did the SFC thing and it came up clean. It has come up with something before, but I couldn't reproduce it (yet).

 

[Paul NZ]

Know anyone with the same version of 8 ?? If you do copy that file

 

[happyman7]

Know anyone with the same version of 8 ?? If you do copy that file

I pulled up a freshly installed version of 8.1 in VirtualBox and copied the file successfully, but it still doesn't work. It did make the description for the SystemEventsBroker service show up without an error though.

The 1083 error in the screenshot from my original post is still present.

 

[Paul NZ]

See if registering that file fixes it.

Open a command prompt as admin type regsvr32 SystemEventsBrokerServer.dll

 

[happyman7]

See if registering that file fixes it.

Open a command prompt as admin type regsvr32 SystemEventsBrokerServer.dll

I get this error: http://i.imgur.com/Nl5eVyJ.png

 

[happyman7]

Ok, I found the solution.

Somehow the registry entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker
got messed up.

I fixed it by exporting the whole SystemEventsBroker folder in regedit from a fresh VirtualBox image of Windows 8.1 and importing it to my main system's registry. Here's an image of what it's supposed to look like: http://i.imgur.com/PaGdIL2.png

For anyone coming across this in the future, try this:

1a. Press WIN + R on the keyboard and type "regedit" in the run dialog and click enter
1b. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker and with that folder selected, click File>Export and save it somewhere safe. This is a backup if something goes wrong.

2. Copy this and paste it into a new Notepad document:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker]
"DisplayName"="@%windir%\\system32\\SystemEventsBrokerServer.dll,-1001"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
  00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
  6b,00,20,00,44,00,63,00,6f,00,6d,00,4c,00,61,00,75,00,6e,00,63,00,68,00,00,\
  00
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Description"="@%windir%\\system32\\SystemEventsBrokerServer.dll,-1002"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,45,00,70,00,74,00,4d,00,61,00,70,00,\
  70,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,47,\
  00,6c,00,6f,00,62,00,61,00,6c,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\
  67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,\
  00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\
  00,00,53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
  00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,\
  65,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,\
  00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
  00,02,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,02,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,02,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker\Parameters]
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
  00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
  53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,45,00,76,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,73,00,42,\
  00,72,00,6f,00,6b,00,65,00,72,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,\
  64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
  00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,00,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
  00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,85,00,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
  05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,ff,00,0e,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,\
  00,00,18,00,fd,00,0e,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,\
  00,18,00,95,00,00,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,21,02,00,00,01,01,\
  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\SystemEventsBroker\TriggerInfo]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker\TriggerInfo\0]
"Type"=dword:00000006
"Action"=dword:00000001
"GUID"=hex:67,d1,90,bc,70,94,39,41,a9,ba,be,0b,bb,f5,b7,4d
"Data0"=hex:39,00,42,00,30,00,30,00,38,00,39,00,35,00,33,00,2d,00,46,00,31,00,\
  39,00,35,00,2d,00,34,00,42,00,46,00,39,00,2d,00,42,00,44,00,45,00,30,00,2d,\
  00,34,00,34,00,37,00,31,00,39,00,37,00,31,00,45,00,35,00,38,00,45,00,44,00,\
  00,00
"DataType0"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SystemEventsBroker\TriggerInfo\1]
"Type"=dword:00000007
"Action"=dword:00000001
"GUID"=hex:16,28,7a,2d,5e,0c,fc,45,9c,e7,57,0e,5e,cd,e9,c9
"Data0"=hex:75,08,bc,a3,3e,06,83,0d
"DataType0"=dword:00000001

3. Save the file as a .reg file and make sure you select "All files" next to "Save as Type:" in the save window.

4. Double-click the .reg file you just created and click Yes/Ok on the popups.

5. Restart the computer

It should work now if you had the same problem as me.

Thanks Paul NZ for your help!

 

[Paul NZ]

No probs. Good to hear you got it fixed !