Windows Firewall/ICS error msg

12 Aug 2006 4:13 PM

mives

When I try to enable the Windows Firewall I get a message that reads "Windows
Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
sharing Service?".

I click "yes" here and then I get another window that reads "Windows cannot
start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service" and then I
click OK in the little window.

I am running on Windows XP SP2 and I have McAfee Virus Scan installed on my
PC with no other firewall protection. Does anyone have any ideas or
suggestions. Your help is much appreciated.

MB

12 Aug 2006 5:55 PM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <2361B77A-11D4-4317-93B1-E39D7F8D6***@microsoft.com>, mives
<mi***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>When I try to enable the Windows Firewall I get a message that reads "Windows
>Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
>running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
>sharing Service?".
>
>I click "yes" here and then I get another window that reads "Windows cannot
>start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service" and then I
>click OK in the little window.
>
>I am running on Windows XP SP2 and I have McAfee Virus Scan installed on my
>PC with no other firewall protection. Does anyone have any ideas or
>suggestions. Your help is much appreciated.
>
>MB

Are there any relevant messages in Event Viewer? To run it, click
Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative
Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427

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13 Aug 2006 8:31 PM

mives

I took your advice and looked in the Event Viewer and found a msg that
pointed me to a page on Microsoft's site that dealt with these issues. I was
told there to delete a Security Key from the Shared Access key in my Regisrty
and then to restart my computer. I did that and still no results. I get the
exact same error.

Here is what my Event Viewer msg reads as:

Event Type:    Error
Event Source:    Service Control Manager
Event Category:    None
Event ID:    7023
Date:        8/13/2006
Time:        4:20:24 PM
User:        N/A
Computer:    MIKESPC
Description:
The Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service terminated
with the following error:
An address incompatible with the requested protocol was used.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

I'll continue looking but as of now still no success.

Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it!!

MBI

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <2361B77A-11D4-4317-93B1-E39D7F8D6***@microsoft.com>, mives
> <mi***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >When I try to enable the Windows Firewall I get a message that reads "Windows
> >Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not
> >running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
> >sharing Service?".
> >
> >I click "yes" here and then I get another window that reads "Windows cannot
> >start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service" and then I
> >click OK in the little window.
> >
> >I am running on Windows XP SP2 and I have McAfee Virus Scan installed on my
> >PC with no other firewall protection. Does anyone have any ideas or
> >suggestions. Your help is much appreciated.
> >
> >MB
>
> Are there any relevant messages in Event Viewer? To run it, click
> Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative
> Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:
>
> HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>