I have a windows xp pro with sp2 installed but i'm
encountering problems when installing ms anti-spyware on
my box, after the anti-spyware installation and scanning
of the system it prompts for a reboot, what happens is the
firewall becomes disabled after the reboot and encounters
an error which prohibits the service from starting-up
error encountered has something to do with protocol.

Here's the fix--For XP SP2, only:

at a command prompt:

netsh winsock reset

and hit enter

To learn more read:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

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FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Richard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a windows xp pro with sp2 installed but i'm
> encountering problems when installing ms anti-spyware on
> my box, after the anti-spyware installation and scanning
> of the system it prompts for a reboot, what happens is the
> firewall becomes disabled after the reboot and encounters
> an error which prohibits the service from starting-up
> error encountered has something to do with protocol.