firewall problem please help

[Guest]

dear Robert:
as i checked the event viewer the error source was service control
manager,and the error number was 7023.kindly reply me for what should i do
now??
regards,

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dear all:
when i try to operate the firewall service the following message appears:
"windows firewall settings can not be displayed because the associated
service is not running .do you want to start windows/firewall (ICS) service??
ok cancel
"
please note that i have win xp sp2 and norton antivirus 2005 installed on
my computer and i use ADSL 1.2 Mbps line.
kindly help me to make my firewall on .
regards,

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[S.Sengupta]

'When you disable the Windows Firewall service on your Windows XP
Service Pack 2-based computer, the Computer Browser service stops after
five minutes and Event ID 7023 is logged in the Event Viewer'
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889320&SD=tech

regards,
ssg MS-MVP