Windows Firewall (ICS won't start)

[Guest]

I have XP Home edition on my computer, and my Windows firewall is suddenly
off. I tried turning it back on, but it keeps saying that ICS is not running.
It will then ask me if I want to start the service and if I say yes, it
fails. I tried starting the service manually from within the control panel
(services), but it still will not start. Is reinstalling sp2 the only thing
left to try? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Phyllis]

Try scanning for viruses, spyware, etc. I saw a computer last week with the
exact same problem and once cleaned of all viruses and sypware the firewall
became available again and worked fine. Worth a try, if you haven't already
done so.

 

[Guest]

yeah, that was my first thought as well. I ran live updates for my antivirus,
performed a scan...no virus found, and I ran Microsoft's beta spyware
program. Sorry I forgot to include that important information. Any other
suggestions?

 

[Ken Blake]

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I have XP Home edition on my computer, and my Windows firewall
is
suddenly off. I tried turning it back on, but it keeps saying
that
ICS is not running. It will then ask me if I want to start the
service and if I say yes, it fails. I tried starting the
service
manually from within the control panel (services), but it still
will
not start. Is reinstalling sp2 the only thing left to try?
Thanks in
advance for any help.

ICS is the "Internet Connection Sharing" feature, not the
firewall. It sounds like you're mixing up the two. To turn on the
firewall, go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Windows
Firewall.

 

[Phyllis]

Do you have XP SP2 installed with all available updates?

 

[Guest]

when I try turning on the firewall as you stated, that's when it tells me
that it can not turn on the firewall because ICS is not running. Maybe I'll
have to perform an uninstall of sp2, and then reinstall SP2? I am hoping
there's a way around that! : )

 

[Guest]

yes I do.

Do you have XP SP2 installed with all available updates?

 

[Guest]

Here's the message I'm getting:
Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service fails to start. Logs event #
7023 in Event Viewer with the error:
"An address incompatible with the requested protocol was used".

 

[Ken Blake]

In

when I try turning on the firewall as you stated, that's when
it
tells me that it can not turn on the firewall because ICS is
not
running. Maybe I'll have to perform an uninstall of sp2, and
then
reinstall SP2? I am hoping there's a way around that! : )

OK, I understand now. Read here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

What's the error message?
Meanwhile, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

 

[S.Sengupta]

After you run Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta), you have
network-related problems, or you receive an error message

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Guest]

Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service fails to start. Logs event #
7023 in Event Viewer with the error:
"An address incompatible with the requested protocol was used".

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Q892350 addresses the problem. See if that helps.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

 

[Phyllis]

The computer that I was working on had never heard of Microsoft Windows
Spyware (Beta) and was having just the problem that you describe. I would
still try to run several free online virus scans like from McAfee, Trend
Micro, etc. Also, Stinger, CWShredder, Adaware, Spybot. I did all of these
things along with installing SP2 and updates. Don't know which solved the
problem but once I completed all the scans, the problem with the firewall
being available was gone.

 

[Steve N.]

yeah, that was my first thought as well. I ran live updates for my antivirus,
performed a scan...no virus found, and I ran Microsoft's beta spyware
program. Sorry I forgot to include that important information. Any other
suggestions?

Forget MS antispyware. Use Ad-aware and Spybot Search and Destroy.

Steve