I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
"windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?

Thanks
--
Merzhin
Brittany - France

OK, Start > Run > services.msc > Double click on the "Windows Firewall"
service and select the Startup type to Automatic and click on Start to start
the service. Have a nother try )

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--- Original message follows ---
"Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Merzhin
> Brittany - France
>

Is this Windows XP or Windows Vista? Have you tried using System restore to
see if it will fix this issue?
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"Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Merzhin
> Brittany - France
>

Thanks Zack,
But I've already tried to start the Firewall service and this is precisely
the message I've got.
"windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."

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Merzhin
Brittany - France
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message
de news: (E-Mail Removed)...
> OK, Start > Run > services.msc > Double click on the "Windows Firewall"
> service and select the Startup type to Automatic and click on Start to
> start the service. Have a nother try )
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
> cleared that up!
>
>
> --- Original message follows ---
> "Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
>> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
>> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
>> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> Merzhin
>> Brittany - France
>>
>
>

Are you using Norton Systemworks out of interest? I know someone who
lost the firewall functionality after installing that on XP, maybe it
could the same issue...?

Scøtt
Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/

Merzhin wrote:
> I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>
> Thanks

Hi Andre,

I am running Vista Feb CTP B5308.
Seeing this problem with firewall, I immediately tried to restore.
But, after restart, SR told me it was not able to restore.
I guess the problem is deeper.

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Merzhin
Brittany - France

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message
de news: %(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is this Windows XP or Windows Vista? Have you tried using System restore
> to see if it will fix this issue?
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
>> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
>> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
>> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> Merzhin
>> Brittany - France
>>
>
>

Maybe you could just do a reinstall over 5308, not necessarily reinstalling,
but upgrade the existing installation with the 5308 DVD.
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"Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
news:uBt$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Zack,
> But I've already tried to start the Firewall service and this is precisely
> the message I've got.
> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
>
> --
> Merzhin
> Brittany - France
> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message
> de news: (E-Mail Removed)...
>> OK, Start > Run > services.msc > Double click on the "Windows Firewall"
>> service and select the Startup type to Automatic and click on Start to
>> start the service. Have a nother try )
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>> cleared that up!
>>
>>
>> --- Original message follows ---
>> "Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
>>> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
>>> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
>>> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> --
>>> Merzhin
>>> Brittany - France
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi Scøtt,
No I have only NOD32 installed as antivirus software.
I do test Vista with its own security features.
Thanks for your suggestion.
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Merzhin
Brittany - France
""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]""
<(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de news:
uoMmA$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Are you using Norton Systemworks out of interest? I know someone who lost
> the firewall functionality after installing that on XP, maybe it could the
> same issue...?
>
> Scøtt
> Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/
>
> Merzhin wrote:
>> I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
>> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
>> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
>> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>>
>> Thanks

Yes, I've just run (as admin) sfc /scannow command without success.
Your suggestion seems to be the best way to repair Vista.
I will save my files and settings before and try an upgrade with DVD.
If not possible, I will have to reinstall Vista completely...
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Merzhin
Brittany - France



"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Maybe you could just do a reinstall over 5308, not necessarily
> reinstalling, but upgrade the existing installation with the 5308 DVD.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:uBt$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks Zack,
>> But I've already tried to start the Firewall service and this is
>> precisely the message I've got.
>> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
>>
>> --
>> Merzhin
>> Brittany - France
>> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le
>> message de news: (E-Mail Removed)...
>>> OK, Start > Run > services.msc > Double click on the "Windows Firewall"
>>> service and select the Startup type to Automatic and click on Start to
>>> start the service. Have a nother try )
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>>> not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared that up!
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Original message follows ---
>>> "Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
>>>> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this
>>>> messege:
>>>> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
>>>> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> --
>>>> Merzhin
>>>> Brittany - France
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Before you try to change anything, I'd check out the Event Log to see if
there are any error messages which correspond to the firewall problem. In
particular, look for EventID 7042...


"Merzhin" <keguellecATmsn.com> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have disabled my firewall to test ports in Live Messenger 8.
> When I tried to re-enable it, even running as admin, I got this messege:
> "windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service."
> Where could be the problem and how to fix this issue?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Merzhin
> Brittany - France
>