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Old 20-04-08, 06:56 PM
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Windows XP Home - fwdpkclnt.sys missing, explorer.exe won't load
I'm really struggling here - I've been called in to do some free PC support for my dad's PC.

It's failing to boot with an error as follows:

"Explorer.EXE - Unable To Locate Component"

The error text is

"This application has failed to start because fwpkclnt.sys was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem"

From all that I can see, fwpkclnt.sys is actually a Windows Vista component, and he is running Windows XP.

I've tried Safe Mode - fails for the same reason.

I've tried Safe Mode with Command Prompt, works, but the same error comes up when I try to run system restore from the command prompt.

I don't want to have to reinstall windows, but I may have to if I can't find out how to fix it. Luckily his PC has a restore partition, but there is a lot of stuff he will lose if I have to do that. Of course, he has never done anything like a backup!

Any clues?

TIA

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Definitely looks like a Vista file - which is weird.

Has your Dad just installed anything?

Presumably it's a tower PC, so if no easy solution turns up, I would remove his hard disk, connect it to another PC, and copy all the files off. Then recover using the restore partition. At least the last bit only takes 5 minutes .
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Looks like a Windows Firewall issue.

SEE HERE

Try disabling/uninstalling either or both Windows Firewall or Zonealarm.

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Do people still use Zonealarm?

Try Comodo if you're brave. Its much better.
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Do people still use Zonealarm?

Try Comodo if you're brave. Its much better.

why do you have to be brave
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