{"id":8687,"date":"2016-05-06T13:23:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T07:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=8687"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:14:36","slug":"the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn how to fix &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; error message on your Windows computer. The system cannot find the path specified fix<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So you were using your computer and all of a sudden you came across a notification saying &#8220;<strong>The system cannot find the file specified<\/strong>&#8220;. Basically, this is an error which is found in most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/run-chkdsk-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows computers<\/a>. The error is connected with Windows server and if you try to make a connection with the terminal server and fail to create a connection you come across this error. If you don\u2019t want to see this error on your computer you have to fix it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may also be interested in checking out: How to Fix \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-program-cant-start-because-msvcr100-dll-is-missing-from-your-computer-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The program can\u2019t start because MSVCP100.dll is missing from your computer<\/a>\u201d Error<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8688\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8688\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified.jpg\" alt=\"the system cannot find the file specified\" width=\"800\" height=\"464\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-660x383.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today in this <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to fix<\/a> tutorial, we are going to explain you all the possible ways to <strong>fix The system cannot find the file specified error<\/strong>. But before seeing the solution, let\u2019s first know &#8211; what is \u201cThe system cannot find the file specified\u201d error? And when this error does occur? 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Error?\">What is &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix\/#When_%E2%80%9CThe_system_cannot_find_the_file_specified%E2%80%9D_Error_Does_Occur\" title=\"When &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error Does Occur?\">When &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error Does Occur?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix\/#Fix_%E2%80%9CThe_system_cannot_find_the_file_specified%E2%80%9D_Error\" title=\"Fix &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error\">Fix &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix\/#Method_1_Look_for_RunOnce_Registry_Key\" title=\"Method 1: Look for RunOnce Registry Key\">Method 1: Look for RunOnce Registry Key<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix\/#Method_2_Check_for_RTHDCPL_in_Registry_Key\" title=\"Method 2: Check for RTHDCPL in Registry Key\">Method 2: Check for RTHDCPL in Registry Key<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix\/#Method_3_Download_Specified_Files\" title=\"Method 3: Download Specified Files\">Method 3: Download Specified Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-fix\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_%E2%80%9CThe_system_cannot_find_the_file_specified%E2%80%9D_Error\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">What is &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are trying to make the connection with a terminal server in Windows server 2003 then you might come across this error. The error can also happen if you are using Windows server 2000 instead of server 2003. Sometimes due to viruses or malwares, files are affected in a system and lead to this error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before we tell you how to fix error the system cannot find the path specified on Windows computer, let\u2019s find out when one might come across this error.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_%E2%80%9CThe_system_cannot_find_the_file_specified%E2%80%9D_Error_Does_Occur\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">When &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error Does Occur?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are different cases when you might come across this error. We have mentioned some of these cases below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If your computer restarts accidently or there is a power failure.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you were trying to install drivers on your system or update any game online and your hard disk crashes.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The registry key of any file is tempered on your system.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you were not able to completely uninstall a software from your machine then also you might come across this error.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fix_%E2%80%9CThe_system_cannot_find_the_file_specified%E2%80%9D_Error\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Fix &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; Error<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is total of three methods which make to our guide of how to fix the system cannot find the file specified error. We have mentioned all these methods below, follow one by one in order to solve this error message:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Look_for_RunOnce_Registry_Key\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Look for RunOnce Registry Key<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In most of the case, adding <strong>RunOnce registry<\/strong> key to the appropriate folder solves &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; error message in Windows system. If you want to know in details about RunOnce registry, read it here &#8211; What is <a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dd346765.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RunOnce Technology<\/a>? Here\u2019s how to do so:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, open the Start menu on your computer and then open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box from it. Type <strong>regedit<\/strong> in the Run window and hit the Enter key to open Registry editor on your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now you have to find a key named <strong>RunOnce<\/strong> here. You should find it in this location:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> If you are not able to find the key, you can manually add RunOnce registry key by going to the\u00a0following folder:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\<\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/runonce.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8690\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/runonce.png\" alt=\"runonce\" width=\"727\" height=\"310\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/runonce.png 727w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/runonce-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/runonce-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/runonce-660x281.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once you have successfully added the RunOnce registry key, reboot your computer and then install drivers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This should fix the system cannon find the file specified error on your computer.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Check_for_RTHDCPL_in_Registry_Key\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> Check for RTHDCPL in Registry Key<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you were not able to fix The system cannot find the file specified error by following the above method you can follow this method. Here also we are going to use Windows Registry editor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1): <\/strong>At first, click on the Start button and open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box. Enter <strong>regedit<\/strong> in the Run dialog box which will open Registry editor on your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Once the Registry editor is opened on your computer, you have to find <strong>RTHDCPL<\/strong> in the below-mentioned registry key location:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\\<\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> If you are not able to find the RTHDCPL registry key then you can check for <strong>Run<\/strong> property and then set the Admin-user permission to <strong>completely control<\/strong>. Once done press <strong>OK<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Download_Specified_Files\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 3:<\/span> Download Specified Files<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the last method which makes to our guide of how to fix \u201cThe system cannot find the file specified error\u201d message. If you failed to fix the issue using above two methods, you can simply enter the name of the file which is causing an issue on your computer in Google and search for it. Once you have located the file, download it and paste it in the corresponding folder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also read the official guide of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/888820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Symptoms, Cause &amp; Resolution<\/a> if you are getting &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; error message when you try to connect to a Terminal Server that is located on a Small Business Server 2000 domain.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The above methods should help you in the system cannot find the file specified fix. We hope that now you were able to fix the issue after following our guide &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>How to fix <strong>The system cannot find the file specified<\/strong> Error<\/em><\/span>&#8220;. Which method worked best for you out of the three we have shared above? Let us know using the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-error-651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Error 651 \u2013 How to Fix Connection Failed With Error 651<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to fix &#8220;The system cannot find the file specified&#8221; error message on your Windows computer. 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