Windows Firewall/ICS fails to start

[Homer Simpson]

For some reason, my firewall is turned off. So I go into services and
try to manually start the firewall. I end up with a

"Could not start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing
(ICS) Service on Local Computer.

Error 5: Access is Denied"

All the required services for the firewall to run are running. I have
run Spybot S&D to check for spyware and the system is clean. No
viruses on the system. (That I know of. Norton Antivirus reports the
system clean.)

I'm trying a couple of things from the net.... we will see what
happens....

 

[DatabaseBen]

The best way to fix this and
possibly other critical files that
you have yet to discover dysfunctional is
to either run sfc /scannow or a repair
windows installation with your windows
cd....

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

This article might help:

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

--
Regards,

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


For some reason, my firewall is turned off. So I go into services and
try to manually start the firewall. I end up with a

"Could not start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing
(ICS) Service on Local Computer.

Error 5: Access is Denied"

All the required services for the firewall to run are running. I have
run Spybot S&D to check for spyware and the system is clean. No
viruses on the system. (That I know of. Norton Antivirus reports the
system clean.)

I'm trying a couple of things from the net.... we will see what
happens....

 

[Homer Simpson]

This article might help:

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

This is the article I tried. It didn't help.