Windows XP Firewall

[Peter Moore]

When trying to activate Firewall in Windows XP, I receive
the message: "An error occured while Internet Connection
Sharing was being enabled. The dependency service or
group failed to start" Firewall will not activate.

My PC is family computer with Broadband connection.

Why can I not activate Firewall?

 

[purplehaz]

Try zone alarm instead. It blocks incoming and outgoing requests. The xp one
does not.
www.zonelabs.com

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

When trying to activate Firewall in Windows XP, I receive
the message: "An error occured while Internet Connection
Sharing was being enabled. The dependency service or
group failed to start" Firewall will not activate.

My PC is family computer with Broadband connection.

Why can I not activate Firewall?

Look in the event log (start, run, eventvwr.msc) and find the
appropriate error line - that'll tell you which other service ICF needed
which couldn't be started .. people disabling the NLA service , for
instance, can have that effect.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Right-click My Computer > Manage > Services and Applications >
Services. In the right-hand pane, scroll down to right-click on the
Internet Connection Firewall and select Properties. Click the
Dependencies Tab. Make sure that all of the listed system
components/services are shown as started in the Services list.

Normally, you will need to have the Application Layer Gateway
Service, the Network Connections, the Network Location Awareness, and
the Remote Access Connection Manager started.


Bruce Chambers

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