hi There, I have a Windows Vista Business SP2. I'm facing a issue with the DHCP Client Service, when i try to start the service it says "Windows could not start the DHCP Client service on local computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified ". I tried running "sfc /scannow " as a administrator, but no luck. I did go thru the forums to find a similar issue, but strangely no one has reported anything as such (or i didnt search thoroughly) I do not have a DHCP server, i do assign static IPs for all systems. Please help me to understand this issue and fix it. Thanks in advance. Karthik

hello there.. Anyone any ideas plz.. Thanks Karthik,

When you ran sfc /scannow, what was the response? did you allow it complete the process?/ its supposed to ask you to insert the Vista DVD? did it?Tunde Abagun MCP,MCSA,MCTS,MCITP en p "for the love of Computers"

Hi, Thank you for your post! Please try to replace the following key from a known good computer: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\DHCP Hope it helps. Regards, Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, Thank you for your post! Please try to replace the following key from a known good computer: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\DHCP Hope it helps. Regards, Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ” How do you replace the key from a known good computer? I'm having this same issue and would like to attempt this fix without killing the rest of my computer. I have Windows Vista Home Premium.