In newsA5659D5-E105-4C50-89FC-5682380DB741@microsoft.com,
stephanie <dwarriner9@hotmail.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> ok i have been trying ot access my firewall xp windows and it says to
> go to control panel to turn it on and it wont let me go to the
> general tab it says it cant access it
> why would thid be happening? it says the associate service is not
> running.Do you want to start the firewall/internet connection
> sharing(ics)service? i then go to yes then it says it cant access it
> ...
> please can someone tell me what happened why i cant turn on my
> protection on my XP windows fire wall?
> if u can email me to tell me dwarriner9@hotmaill.com

Start
Run
Type "services.msc" (no quotes)
Press enter
Try to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connnection Sharing (ICS) service

If it fails then make sure WMI and Network Connections services are
runninng.

If both of those are running check the event viewer...

Start
Run
Type "eventvwr.msc" (no quotes)
Press enter

Look under system errors for anything involving the service. Let someone
(us) know the Event ID and the source of look it up online at
www.eventid.net for more information.

It may be that you've installed a poorly coded firewall which is preventing
the service from running. That's up to you to check on your own. It may also
be a malware infestation.

See here:

Malware Cleaners and Repair:
http://www.kgiii.info/windows/all/ge...alwarefix.html

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Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

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which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
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