WIN XP Pro SP2 firewall trouble

[Ackk]

ok here is the thing, I cant figure out why windows started doing this but
it wont start the windows firewall/ICS services automaticly during bootup. I
have to got to firewall setting and if i click to see them i get this error
notice.

"Windows firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated serive
is not running. Do you want to start the windows fierwll/internet connectino
sharing (ICS) servies?"

Never had to do this before, just started doing it last night. its the
windows xp firewall. I am useing windows xp pro sp2 with all updates.

[David Beder [MSFT]]

sounds like you've got another piece of software that's running with
administrative/service privs and keeps shutting down the firewall service.
unfortunately there's no real way to track back to who's doing this.
--
David
Microsoft Windows Networking
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Ackk" > wrote in message
...
> ok here is the thing, I cant figure out why windows started doing this but
> it wont start the windows firewall/ICS services automaticly during bootup.
> I
> have to got to firewall setting and if i click to see them i get this
> error
> notice.
>
> "Windows firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated
> serive
> is not running. Do you want to start the windows fierwll/internet
> connectino
> sharing (ICS) servies?"
>
> Never had to do this before, just started doing it last night. its the
> windows xp firewall. I am useing windows xp pro sp2 with all updates.
>

[Lou Gascon]

Hi Ackk, I got the same problem as you had in Dec...
Windows firewall cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
Sharing (ICS) service? [Yes] [No] On clicking Yes, another alert box opens up
stating: Starting the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service.
Then after 30 seconds, yet another alert box opens stating: Windows cannot
start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. [OK]
I have been to the bottom Network Setup Wizard and tried setting it up that
way, and although I go through the steps and answer all the questions
correct, afterwards, when I go to Windows Firewall in Control Panel, and
click on it, I get the same as above finishing with: Windows cannot start the
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. [OK]
.... so obviously sonething is wrong…

Did you solve your problem? and if so - How?
can u help me?
write me at: Firewall [at] gascogneaffaires.com or here at the
microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin and I should get a response mail...
hope you can help
Lou Gascon

"Ackk" wrote:

> ok here is the thing, I cant figure out why windows started doing this but
> it wont start the windows firewall/ICS services automaticly during bootup. I
> have to got to firewall setting and if i click to see them i get this error
> notice.
>
> "Windows firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated serive
> is not running. Do you want to start the windows fierwll/internet connectino
> sharing (ICS) servies?"
>
> Never had to do this before, just started doing it last night. its the
> windows xp firewall. I am useing windows xp pro sp2 with all updates.
>

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Lou Gascon wrote:

> Hi Ackk, I got the same problem as you had in Dec...
> Windows firewall cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
> running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
> Sharing (ICS) service? [Yes] [No] On clicking Yes, another alert box opens up
> stating: Starting the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service.
> Then after 30 seconds, yet another alert box opens stating: Windows cannot
> start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. [OK]
> I have been to the bottom Network Setup Wizard and tried setting it up that
> way, and although I go through the steps and answer all the questions
> correct, afterwards, when I go to Windows Firewall in Control Panel, and
> click on it, I get the same as above finishing with: Windows cannot start the
> Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. [OK]
> ... so obviously sonething is wrong…
>
> Did you solve your problem? and if so - How?
Hi

If you don't have WinXP SP2 installed, try this one:

http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html


Please try this if you have SP2 for WinXP installed:

Start/Run --> cmd.exe

and then, in the command prompt that opened up, type:

netsh.exe winsock reset

and hit Enter. Follow prompts and reboot.


If that didn't work, see if registering the following DLLs helps:

From Start/Run, run the following commands:

regsvr32 %windir%\system32\atl.dll

then

regsvr32 %windir%\system32\hnetcfg.dll
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netshell.dll
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netcfgx.dll
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netman.dll

Then do a reboot.

--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

[Lou Gascon]

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Lou Gascon wrote:
>
> > Hi Ackk, I got the same problem as you had in Dec...
> > Windows firewall cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
> > running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
> > Sharing (ICS) service? [Yes] [No] On clicking Yes, another alert box opens up
> > stating: Starting the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service.
> > Then after 30 seconds, yet another alert box opens stating: Windows cannot
> > start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. [OK]
> > I have been to the bottom Network Setup Wizard and tried setting it up that
> > way, and although I go through the steps and answer all the questions
> > correct, afterwards, when I go to Windows Firewall in Control Panel, and
> > click on it, I get the same as above finishing with: Windows cannot start the
> > Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. [OK]
> > ... so obviously sonething is wrong…
> >
> > Did you solve your problem? and if so - How?
> Hi
>
> If you don't have WinXP SP2 installed, try this one:
>
> http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
>
>
> Please try this if you have SP2 for WinXP installed:
>
> Start/Run --> cmd.exe
>
> and then, in the command prompt that opened up, type:
>
> netsh.exe winsock reset
>
> and hit Enter. Follow prompts and reboot.
>
>
> If that didn't work, see if registering the following DLLs helps:
>
> From Start/Run, run the following commands:
>
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\atl.dll
>
> then
>
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\hnetcfg.dll
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netshell.dll
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netcfgx.dll
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netman.dll
>
> Then do a reboot.
>
> Thanks Ackk and for your time eh!
in fact, I found a fix via google, just after I wrote to you last night...
Article ID : 892350
It pretty much sets out the same thing for XP sp2, but comes up as a fix
after installing Ms AntiSpy Beta... Which apparently might be the cause
culprit...!

Thanx again
Lou