"Colin C" said:
How do i do this ? VPN installation will not proceed
without unistalling first.
mant thanks
The message from the VPN software is misleading, because it isn't
possible to install or uninstall Internet Connection Sharing in
Windows XP.
I've seen reports that you can solve the problem by disabling the
ICF/ICS service before installing the VPN software and enabling the
service afterwards.
To disable the ICF/ICS service:
1. Right click My Computer, and click Manage.
2. Double click Services and Applications.
3. Double click Services.
4. Double click "Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS)".
5. If the Service status is Started, click Stop.
To enable it after the installation, repeat those steps, clicking
"Start" in step 5.
Are you using a Cisco VPN client? According to the Cisco web site,
VPN Client versions 3.5(1)D and later have a parameter to ignore the
ICS check prior to installing.
Another possible fix is to install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or, I
assume, Service Pack 2) Please see this Microsoft Knowledge Base
article for details:
Cannot Install CISCO VPN Client on Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;325072
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