Problem with Windows Firewall

muffler

Hope this is the right place for this thread. My friend cant get the firewall enabled on his PC. He's running Windows XP home edition and I think it is service pack 1

I emailed him a couple of suggestions like going into the control panel and clicking on the windows security and windows firewall etc and I also emailed him this.... http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

This is part of the reply he sent to me earlier........."every time I click them in, the same thing pops up (Windows cannot start Windows Firewall/internet connection sharing (I.C.S)service)."

Anyone got any ideas?

All help would be much appreciated

jay-me

Firstly u need to update to sp2 and then
Perform the following steps in XP SP2

1) Reset the Winsock.
--a) Go to the command prompt.
--b) Type the command "Netsh winsock reset" (without the quotes), and press <enter>.
--c) This won’t take effect until after you re-boot in step 4.
2) Install and run a spyware removal program.
--a) Two free ones are:
----i) Spybot Search and Destroy.
----ii) Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware.
--b) I prefer Spybot S&D myself. (not a plug)
--c) Some spyware programs won’t let you activate your firewall, for obvious reasons.
3) Make sure the ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) service is set to start automatically.
--a) Go to the Control Panel.
--b) Double-click “Administrative Tools”.
--c) Double-click “Services”.
--d) Scroll to the bottom of the list; double-click “Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)”
--e) Make sure the Startup type is set to Automatic.
--f) Click Apply, if needed.
--g) Click OK.
4) Restart your system.
5) Your firewall should now be up. Check it by going to the Control Panel.
--a) Double-click the Security Center Icon (new with XP SP2).
--b) The firewall section will be green and say “ON”.

Spear

muffler wrote:

Hope this is the right place for this thread. My friend cant get the firewall enabled on his PC. He's running Windows XP home edition and I think it is service pack 1

I emailed him a couple of suggestions like going into the control panel and clicking on the windows security and windows firewall etc and I also emailed him this.... http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

This is part of the reply he sent to me earlier........."every time I click them in, the same thing pops up (Windows cannot start Windows Firewall/internet connection sharing (I.C.S)service)."

Anyone got any ideas?

All help would be much appreciated

This seems to have fixed the same error for a few.

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic16323.html

muffler

Thanks lads. I think that should sort him out