Re: XP SP2 Firewall Not Working
- From: "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:25:53 -0700
See if registering dot3api.dll fixes this issue.
Start > Run > type in
regsvr32 dot3api.dll
Click OK or press Enter
Show hidden files, folders, and system files:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial62.html#winxp
dot3api.dll in WINDOWS\system32 should be at Version 5.1.2600.5512 after SP3 is installed.
Locate it, right click it, and choose Properties, then click the Version tab to confirm.
Also, check the WINDOWS\system32\dllcache to confirm that both copies of
dot3api.dll is on the same Version level.
*** Was the installed antivirus actively monitoring the system when SP3 was installed ? ***
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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Marc wrote:
I tried to install SP3, but it froze my computer so badly that I couldn't even boot in safe mode. After removing it (per instructions found on Microsoft's site), my Firewall no longer runs and I was unable to reinstall it. I've tried many different solutions, such as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329637 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920074/en-us, as well as "winsock reset", etc., but none work..
When I try to reinstall it using the info in the various knowledgebases, I usually get an error saying "This application has failed to start because dot3api.dll was not found. Re0installing the application may fix this problem." I do not know what application to reinstall and I cannot find any info on the dot3api.dll.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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