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I keep getting this error upon opening any web page
faulting application wuauclt.exe faulting module esent.dll version
5.1.2600.2180 fault address 0x000b4a82 . Any help?
It may indicate a problem with your file type associations.
wuauclt.exe should normally be hidden doing stuff for
Windows Update (WU) or Automatic Updates (AU).
It's their "client" (CLT). <w>
One simple way to quickly check some of that idea would
be to switch to a cmd window and enter:
ftype | find /i "wuauclt"
If that pipeline returned any results it would be a sign
of an error and at least give you some clue of what
file type needed editing.
An alternative would be to try to find instances of wuauclt
in your registry (e.g. using RegEdit's Find). Finding some
in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT would be a similar error
I suspect and more complete than the previous method.
FWIW the first instance of it that I found in mine is:
<example>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ESENT\Process\wuauclt
</example>
Assuming by "opening any web page" you meant clicking on a link
what happens if you open an IE window, e.g. using About:Blank
and then paste the link you want to open in your Address bar?
If necessary change your Home Page (temporarily) to that either using
the Control Panel's Internet Options applet or by Run...
iexplore.exe -nohome
If you need more help please report your observations in detail.
Remember, your words have to substitute for what our eyes might notice.
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
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