Can't start Windows Firewall

[Trevor Appleton]

After a system failure and repair, I can't now access my wireless router
though it is showing as connected.

On trying to access Windows Firewall I get the following message:

Windows cannot start the Firewall/ICS Service.

Running XP Home SP2

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Trevor,

See:

You cannot start the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892199/

"Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings" error while accessing
Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


After a system failure and repair, I can't now access my wireless router
though it is showing as connected.

On trying to access Windows Firewall I get the following message:

Windows cannot start the Firewall/ICS Service.

Running XP Home SP2

 

[jmatt]

Windows cannot start the Firewall/ICS Service.
http://tinyurl.com/gu5rn

 

[Trevor Appleton]

Trevor,

See:

You cannot start the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP Service Pack
2:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892199/

When I run sc query shared access

I get :

WIN32_EXIT_CODE 2001

 

[Trevor Appleton]

Looking here

open Administrator Tools, then open Services. You'll see Internet Connection
Sharing/Internet Connection Firewall in the list


Theres no reference to Internet connection theres

 

[Kelly]

Start/Run: services.msc
Windows Firewall

HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q283673

Start/Run: firewall.cpl

Firewall On - Firewall Off (Line 386) Right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Trevor]

Have just solved the problem by reinstalling windows. The thing I find
strange is that after it reinstalled nothing had changed, nothing missing,
even the desptop wallpaper was there. Hows that?

 

[Sharon F]

Have just solved the problem by reinstalling windows. The thing I find
strange is that after it reinstalled nothing had changed, nothing missing,
even the desptop wallpaper was there. Hows that?

If using a retail CD or a generic OEM CD:

A repair install will leave most previous settings and preferences for
Windows and installed applications in place.

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

A clean install is a "fresh clean slate" where nothing is carried over.

A parallel install is two installations of Windows on the same partition
(not recommended except to recover data; after data is rescued perform a
clean install)

If using a customized OEM cd, "repair" is defined by the OEM. In most
cases, this process returns the system to "factory state." Very much like a
clean install but customized for that particular computer.

If your install media was supplied by the OEM (original equipment
manufacturer), check the system documentation for details about the
available repair and reinstall procedures.

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problems as you. Did you have to backup everything
before you reinstalled windows?

 

[Guest]

Sharon:

If I reinstall with the XP's disk will I lose everything on the computer?

 

[Rock]

Sharon:

If I reinstall with the XP's disk will I lose everything on the computer?

A repair install using an XP installation CD, not a recovery CD, aka in
place upgrade of XP, should retain applications and data. You will have to
revisit the windows update site and install the updates based on the SP
level of the installation. So if you have SP2 on the installation CD and do
a repair install all the post SP2 updates, 80+, will need to be reinstalled.

Note that although data and programs should remain, things can go wrong so
you should have a backup of important data. This is true at all times.
Always, always have a full and complete backup. Data loss is a matter or
when, not if.

Link for info on how to do a repair install.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Last comment, you have posted your question as a reply to someone else's
thread. This is not the best way to go about it. Best is to post a new
thread explaining the problem. Maybe you don't need to do a repair
install - I don't know - maybe you do. Describe exactly what the problem
is, the history of it, and any troubleshooting steps you've tried.

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