Security Center problem

[DrGaryG]

I cannot start my Windows Firewall. I get a message saying the Security
Center is off. I went to "Services.msc" clicked to automatic, clicked to
start and got this message: "Could not start security center service on local
computer. Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start."

 

[Maincat]

I cannot start my Windows Firewall. I get a message saying the Security
Center is off. I went to "Services.msc" clicked to automatic, clicked to
start and got this message: "Could not start security center service on
local
computer. Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start."

My first thought - are you running any Norton Internet Security software?

 

[DrGaryG]

I am running AVG free virus protection. I do not have Norton anything
installed.

 

[Marty K]

I cannot start my Windows Firewall. I get a message saying the Security
Center is off. I went to "Services.msc" clicked to automatic, clicked to
start and got this message: "Could not start security center service on local
computer. Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start."

Did you check that the dependencies are running?
Double click the security center then click the dependencies tab, note
these and make sure they are running.

 

[DrGaryG]

I don't see any tabs to click on in the security center.
Just a message saying the service is unavailable.

 

[Devil_Himself]

"Error 1083" while attempting to start the Security Center service in Windows
XP SP2
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/wscsvcfix.htm

 

[Devil_Himself]

Try This one

Start > Run > Regedit > Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc

on the Right Pane Double Click on "DependOnService" and put the Value data as

RpcSs
winmgmt

 

[DrGaryG]

This did not help.

Try This one

Start > Run > Regedit > Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc

on the Right Pane Double Click on "DependOnService" and put the Value data as

RpcSs
winmgmt