Windows Firewall/ICS error msg

[Guest]

When I try to enable the Windows Firewall I get a message that reads "Windows
Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
sharing Service?".

I click "yes" here and then I get another window that reads "Windows cannot
start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service" and then I
click OK in the little window.

I am running on Windows XP SP2 and I have McAfee Virus Scan installed on my
PC with no other firewall protection. Does anyone have any ideas or
suggestions. Your help is much appreciated.

MB

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

When I try to enable the Windows Firewall I get a message that reads "Windows
Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
sharing Service?".

I click "yes" here and then I get another window that reads "Windows cannot
start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service" and then I
click OK in the little window.

I am running on Windows XP SP2 and I have McAfee Virus Scan installed on my
PC with no other firewall protection. Does anyone have any ideas or
suggestions. Your help is much appreciated.

MB

Are there any relevant messages in Event Viewer? To run it, click
Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative
Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
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[Guest]

I took your advice and looked in the Event Viewer and found a msg that
pointed me to a page on Microsoft's site that dealt with these issues. I was
told there to delete a Security Key from the Shared Access key in my Regisrty
and then to restart my computer. I did that and still no results. I get the
exact same error.

Here is what my Event Viewer msg reads as:


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 8/13/2006
Time: 4:20:24 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MIKESPC
Description:
The Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service terminated
with the following error:
An address incompatible with the requested protocol was used.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

I'll continue looking but as of now still no success.

Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it!!

MBI