Solved FWPUCLNT.DLL issues, Can't load anything or do anything...

[Loper324]

Hello there, I've recently came into an issue with my laptop... I turned off my computer and turned it on (most likely for updates I've forgot already) and when I did I started getting spamed by applications saying the following text:

[insert application's name here].exe - Bad Image
 
C:\Windows\System32\fwpuclnt.dll is either not designed to run on  Windows or it contains an error. 
Try installing the program again using  the original installation media or contact your system administrator or  the software vendor for support.

At first I thought it was nothing until I tried using Chrome or Firefox and couldn't load any website and then came the other issues I can ping websites but not load them.... I also can't load "localhost" but I can load it via 127.0.0.1

I've never had an issue like this or even noticed that name before, I'm currently on a second OS (linux) so I can post this...


Does anyone know how to fix it or even what that does? Thanks in advance.

 

[Northernsoul55]

Hi,

Are you able to :ar: System Restore your computer back to a date before the issue occurred?


If that fails and/or you cannot restore, then run SFC to check the integrity of all
Windows 7 system files:

• Click on Start > Type in search cmd
  Right-click cmd after results are displayed and Run as Administrator
  Type SFC /scannow at the prompt
  (Note: There is a space between SFC and /scannow)

:ar: SFC Tutorial

   Note

Select option two. If any problems are found, run the scan 3 times and immediately
reboot the computer after each scan.

cheers

Dave

 

[Loper324]

Alright I've tried the system restore (Kinda done that before I posted, but I tried the oldest one I had this time) It didn't fix it...

I also tried the SFC /Scannow thing (only did it the one time) and it came back with this:

2013-08-28 22:35:37, Info                  CSI    000001fd [SR] Could not reproject corrupted file [ml:48{24},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\SysWOW64"\[l:24{12}]"FWPUCLNT.DLL"; source file in store is also corrupted

So I thought I should update on that it also said something on the command propmt about finding errors but can not repair them I checked the log and the only thing I can find is the FWPUCLNT.DLL issue.

What should I do now? I don't have a install disk (My laptop came pre-installed, no backup disk or anything) and I also don't have any windows backups made.

 

[Northernsoul55]

Run the SFC scan 3 times as it may take 3 attempts to repair.

If not post back and I will ask another member to help with any corrupt files.

cheers

Dave

 

[tom982]

Hi,

Looking at the error, at the end of it you will see that the source file in store is also corrupt. This means that there isn't a suitable replacement file on the system, so it doesn't matter how many times you run SFC, there simply isn't anything it can replace the corrupt file with - so we have to fix this manually

SFCFix Script

Warning: this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.

1. Download SFCFix.exe (by niemiro) and save this to your Desktop.
2. Download the file below, SFCFix.zip, and save this to your Desktop. Ensure that this file is named SFCFix.zip - do not rename it.
3. Save any open documents and close all open windows.
4. On your Desktop, you should see two files: SFCFix.exe and SFCFix.zip.
5. Drag the file SFCFix.zip onto the file SFCFix.exe and release it.
6. SFCFix will now process the script.
7. Upon completion, a files should be created on your Desktop: SFCFix.txt.
8. Copy (Ctrl + C) and Paste (Ctrl + V) the contents of this file into your next post for me to analyse please - put [CODE][/CODE] tags around the log to break up the text.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16537616/Fixes/SFCFix/Scripts/Loper324/SFCFix.zip

SFC Scan

1. Click on the Start
   
   button and in the search box, type Command Prompt
2. When you see Command Prompt on the list, right-click on it and select Run as administrator
3. When command prompt opens, copy and paste the following commands into it, press enter after each
   
   sfc /scannow
   
   Wait for this to finish before you continue
   
   copy %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log %userprofile%\Desktop\cbs.txt
4. This will create a file, cbs.txt on your Desktop. Please attach this to your next post.

Tom

 

[Loper324]

SFCFix version 1.5.7.0 by niemiro.
Start time: 2013-08-29 20:17:38.722
Using .zip script file at C:\Users\[removed]\Desktop\SFCFix.zip




PowerCopy::
Successfully took permissions for file or folder C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-network-security_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_359f1faa758b2445\FWPUCLNT.DLL

Successfully copied file \\?\C:\Users\[removed]\AppData\Local\niemiro\Archive\FWPUCLNT.DLL to \\?\C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-network-security_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_359f1faa758b2445\FWPUCLNT.DLL.

Successfully restored ownership for C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-network-security_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_359f1faa758b2445\FWPUCLNT.DLL
Successfully restored permissions on C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-network-security_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_359f1faa758b2445\FWPUCLNT.DLL
PowerCopy:: directive completed successfully.




Successfully processed all directives.
SFCFix version 1.5.7.0 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 1 datablocks.
Finish time: 2013-08-29 20:17:43.309
----------------------EOF-----------------------

Also I thought I'd point this out, not sure if you Copy and paste your steps and then edit them (I'm guessing you do) you have a minor typo in there on step 7.

7. Upon completion, a files should be created on your Desktop: SFCFix.txt.

 

[tom982]

Hi Loper,

Thank you for letting me know! When SFCFix was under development, it produced two logs however this has since been reduced to one and I amended my instructions to the new requirements however it looks like I left a stray s in there.

Your CBS log is showing no issues now so I'm hoping this problem is solved now. How is your computer performing now?

Tom

 

[Raven2099]

just started having issues with WPUCLNT.ddl and some apps requiring it
may be corrupted

tried CMD in admin mode sfc/scannow

to no avail nothing is working

Win 8.1