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Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

I do not have any Google application installed on my PC. What is this?
Can I get rid of it?
--
David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com>

Why is Trump afraid to make the Epstein files public?
Is it because they would embarrass him, other high
ranking Republican officials, and their millionaire
doners? (The grand jury transcripts are not enough.)
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On Fri, 7/25/2025 4:21 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

I do not have any Google application installed on my PC. What is this?
Can I get rid of it?

Sounds like a buggy removal script. Maybe there is a task in the
Task Scheduler, or, there is an item in the Startup Folder,
and some portion of the folder with the component parts of
the Google Updater has been removed. Something tries to start it,
but the executable is missing.

I thought there were two services there, and not just one.
The logic is supposed to be, the Updater service checks how
many registered utilities are there from Google, and as the
last one is removed, the Updater is supposed to remove itself
when it realizes there is nothing to Update. Later, if you
install Google Earth Pro again, then the Updater kit is reinstalled.

Sadly, while the proposed logic is "logical", the removal of
itself, I don't really think it removes itself. It is unlikely
that the actual function matches the proposed description.

*******

https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/331562149/multiple-chrome-updater-services?hl=en

"gupdate & gupdatem"

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update or C:\ProgramData\Google\Update"

It does not mention a Task Scheduler entry, but you might want to check for such.

Paul
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On 7/25/2025 8:21 PM, Paul wrote:

On Fri, 7/25/2025 4:21 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

I do not have any Google application installed on my PC. What is this?
Can I get rid of it?

Sounds like a buggy removal script. Maybe there is a task in the
Task Scheduler, or, there is an item in the Startup Folder,
and some portion of the folder with the component parts of
the Google Updater has been removed. Something tries to start it,
but the executable is missing.

I thought there were two services there, and not just one.
The logic is supposed to be, the Updater service checks how
many registered utilities are there from Google, and as the
last one is removed, the Updater is supposed to remove itself
when it realizes there is nothing to Update. Later, if you
install Google Earth Pro again, then the Updater kit is reinstalled.

Sadly, while the proposed logic is "logical", the removal of
itself, I don't really think it removes itself. It is unlikely
that the actual function matches the proposed description.

*******

https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/331562149/multiple-chrome-updater-services?hl=en

"gupdate & gupdatem"

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update or C:\ProgramData\Google\Update"

It does not mention a Task Scheduler entry, but you might want to check for such.

Paul

The cited Google page was not helpful:

* GoogleUpdate.exe does not exist on my PC. No object by that name
shows in either Applications or Processes in my Task Manager. It also
does not appear in an Everything search.

* According to Service in my Task Manager, gupdate and gupdatem were
already disabled.

* There is no folder named Google in either [C:\Program Files (x86)] or [C:\ProgramData].

* Taskkill dos not recognize "sc".

* The Library in my Task Scheduler had no entry for either Chrome or
Google.

In any case, gupdate only appears in a warning message in Microsoft's
Event Viewer when I boot up. This seems to be a harmless annoyance. I
like to eliminate annoyances (but not annoying people) whenever possible.

I did a final scan with RegScan and found registry entries for both
gupdate and gupdatem. I deleted them.
--
David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com>

Why is Trump afraid to make the Epstein files public?
Is it because they would embarrass him, other high
ranking Republican officials, and their millionaire
donors? (The grand jury transcripts are not enough.)
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On Sat, 7/26/2025 12:39 AM, David E. Ross wrote:

The cited Google page was not helpful:

The page is merely to show context, it is NOT a recipe.

The purpose of showing you the page is to:

1) Show the claim there are *two* services. I do not know *why* there are two services.
I do not know or understand the architecture of the Updater product.

2) The commands would appear to be WinXP era or perhaps a bit later
as contextual reference. The commands are unlikely to work in that
form forever.

****************

Here is a more complete example of *breadcrumbs* on the topic.

I cannot provide an *exact* recipe, because I do not know exactly
how many of these things *you* happen to have. However, the
example shows *some of the places you should look as a forensic cleanup person*.

My purpose in showing you this, is to show what hell users are
put through, in the name of removing or neutering rogue software.

https://superuser.com/questions/400216/which-google-updater-is-the-one-that-i-should-allow-to-run

Paul

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On 2025/7/25 21:21:13, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

[]

That looks like you cut and pasted the actual text.

Did it really say "The Service service failed"? _Very_ sloppy if so!
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. -Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the U.S (1809-1865)
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On Sat, 7/26/2025 10:50 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2025/7/25 21:21:13, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

[]

That looks like you cut and pasted the actual text.

Did it really say "The Service service failed"? _Very_ sloppy if so!

Google picks the name for its service. The OS does not
edit the materials of third parties, for freshness and
authenticity. If Google wanted to call it the "Service Service Service" (Service)
service, they could could could.

As for the SVCHOSTs, note that there are several strings
associated with naming, to make it harder to trace them.

For example, some of the OSes have <cough> "SysMain".
What does SysMain do exactly ? Does the name hint at
the function, or for that matter, who put it there ?
When doing Windows Update, if things are slow on the
machine, that's one of the items I shut off.

Paul
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On 7/25/2025 9:39 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 7/25/2025 8:21 PM, Paul wrote:

On Fri, 7/25/2025 4:21 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

I do not have any Google application installed on my PC. What is this?
Can I get rid of it?

Sounds like a buggy removal script. Maybe there is a task in the
Task Scheduler, or, there is an item in the Startup Folder,
and some portion of the folder with the component parts of
the Google Updater has been removed. Something tries to start it,
but the executable is missing.

I thought there were two services there, and not just one.
The logic is supposed to be, the Updater service checks how
many registered utilities are there from Google, and as the
last one is removed, the Updater is supposed to remove itself
when it realizes there is nothing to Update. Later, if you
install Google Earth Pro again, then the Updater kit is reinstalled.

Sadly, while the proposed logic is "logical", the removal of
itself, I don't really think it removes itself. It is unlikely
that the actual function matches the proposed description.

*******

https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/331562149/multiple-chrome-updater-services?hl=en

"gupdate & gupdatem"

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update or C:\ProgramData\Google\Update"

It does not mention a Task Scheduler entry, but you might want to check for such.

Paul

The cited Google page was not helpful:

* GoogleUpdate.exe does not exist on my PC. No object by that name
shows in either Applications or Processes in my Task Manager. It also
does not appear in an Everything search.

* According to Service in my Task Manager, gupdate and gupdatem were
already disabled.

* There is no folder named Google in either [C:\Program Files (x86)] or [C:\ProgramData].

* Taskkill dos not recognize "sc".

* The Library in my Task Scheduler had no entry for either Chrome or
Google.

In any case, gupdate only appears in a warning message in Microsoft's
Event Viewer when I boot up. This seems to be a harmless annoyance. I
like to eliminate annoyances (but not annoying people) whenever possible.

I did a final scan with RegScan and found registry entries for both
gupdate and gupdatem. I deleted them.

Having deleted all registry items for gupdate and gupdatem, I no longer
get the warning message on booting up Windows. Also, Task Manager's
Services no longer contains services for those two.
--
David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com>

Why is Trump afraid to make the Epstein files public?
Is it because they would embarrass him, other high
ranking Republican officials, and their millionaire
doners? (The grand jury transcripts are not enough.)
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J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

On 2025/7/25 21:21:13, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

[]

That looks like you cut and pasted the actual text.

Did it really say "The Service service failed"? _Very_ sloppy if so!

[In addition to Paul's response:]

There are umpteen services with names "<something> Service". These
'things' *are* services, so it's perfectly fine to say

"The <something> Service service failed ..."
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On 2025/7/26 19:36:10, Frank Slootweg wrote:

J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

On 2025/7/25 21:21:13, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

[]

That looks like you cut and pasted the actual text.

Did it really say "The Service service failed"? _Very_ sloppy if so!

[In addition to Paul's response:]

There are umpteen services with names "<something> Service". These
'things' *are* services, so it's perfectly fine to say

"The <something> Service service failed ..."

That makes sense.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely
rearranging their prejudices." - William James
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On 27/07/2025 2:10 pm, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2025/7/26 19:36:10, Frank Slootweg wrote:

J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

On 2025/7/25 21:21:13, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

[]

That looks like you cut and pasted the actual text.

Did it really say "The Service service failed"? _Very_ sloppy if so!

[In addition to Paul's response:]

There are umpteen services with names "<something> Service". These
'things' *are* services, so it's perfectly fine to say

"The <something> Service service failed ..."

That makes sense.

or .... "The <something> service failed ..."??

I mean that tells us a service failed and which particular service failed.
--
Daniel70
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Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> wrote:

On 27/07/2025 2:10 pm, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2025/7/26 19:36:10, Frank Slootweg wrote:

J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

On 2025/7/25 21:21:13, David E. Ross wrote:

Windows 7

I notice in Microsoft's event log, the following warning:

The Google Update Service (gupdate) service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

[]

That looks like you cut and pasted the actual text.

Did it really say "The Service service failed"? _Very_ sloppy if so!

[In addition to Paul's response:]

There are umpteen services with names "<something> Service". These
'things' *are* services, so it's perfectly fine to say

"The <something> Service service failed ..."

That makes sense.

or .... "The <something> service failed ..."??

I mean that tells us a service failed and which particular service failed.

That's what I meant, but the names of the services *contain* the word "Service", for example "Bluetooth Support Service", so if that service
fails, the error message would be

"The Bluetooth Support Service service failed ..."

As I said, there are many of those

As I said, there are many of those. On my Windows 11 system, just the
first page (of some nine pages) of the 'Services' applet (Services.msc)
output, has already 16 services with the word 'Service' in their names.
So possibly well over a hundred in total.
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