Unable to attach to the process

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I am trying to debug a service in VS 2005 running. Service is running under SYSTEM username.

I have opened VS as administrator.

The error I am getting is:

Unable to attach the process. The system cannot find the file specified

I am running on Windows Vista.

Try to check Local Security Policy, make sure that Administrators(or your user) have "Debug Programs" permission (from Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment).

andrei m 2010-10-22 11:28:30

I opened Debug Program Properties under User Right Assignment .Its not editable and giving message " This setting is not compatible with computers running Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 or earlier. Apply group policy objects containing this setting only to computers running a later version of the operating system"

Alien01 2010-10-22 11:31:33

It's strange that Windows Vista gives you that message. Are you logged in with an administrator account when you try to make those changes?

andrei m 2010-10-22 11:45:34

Yes I am logged in with administrator account..

Alien01 2010-10-22 11:47:57

What if you try to run the service under your account. The rights I have mentioned before are only required if you try to attach a debugger to any process or to the kernel.

andrei m 2010-10-22 12:08:37

If you think that is not related to the account that you are using, please check also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2026853/unable-to-attach-to-created-process-with-visual-studio-2005 and see if it helps.

andrei m 2010-10-22 13:09:26

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