Re: Windows Firewall not working (Error 10047)

From: Malke (noreply_at_invalid.com)
Date: 01/15/05


Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:16:34 -0800

mistefani wrote:

> Re: Windows Firewall not working due to Windows Firewall / Internet
> Connection Sharing (ICS) service not working.
>
> Soon after installing the beta version of Microsoft?s AntiSpyware
> software,
> the Security Center prompted me that my Firewall was not enabled.
> When I click on ?Recommendations? it takes met to a window that
> prompts me to
> ?enable the firewall.? When I click on the ?Enable? button, it
> indicates
> that ?We?re sorry. The Security Center could not turn on Windows
> Firewall. To try turning on the firewall yourself, go to Windows
> Firewall in Control
> Panel. In the Windows Firewall dialog General tab, select On
> (recommended), and then click OK.
>
> When I go to the Control Panel and click on Windows Firewall, I am
> prompted with a message that indicates, ?Windows Firewall settings
> cannot be displayed
> because the associated service is not running. Do you want to start
> the
> Windows Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service?? Once I
> click the ?Yes? button it indicates that, ?Windows cannot start the
> Windows Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service.?
>
> To try to manually start ICS, I right-clicked on ?My Computer? and
> selected
> ?Manage?. Then I went to ?Services and Applications?, ?Services?, and
> clicked on Start for the ?Windows Firewall / Internet Connection
> Sharing
> (ICS) service? The error message that I get after that is, ?Could not
> start the Windows Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service
> on Local
> Computer. Error 10047: An address incompatible with the requested
> protocol was used?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated !
>
> Thank you,

I believe this problem can be solved by going to

Start>Run> cmd [enter] and type

netsh winsock reset [enter]

Follow prompts and reboot. Remember that this program is *beta*. Please
post questions and/or comments about this software in the proper
newsgroups:

At this time, support for the beta version of Microsoft Windows
AntiSpyware is being provided through the following Microsoft
newsgroups:

 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.appcompat
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.general
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.install
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.networking
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.signatures
 - microsoft.private.security.spyware.onlinecommunity

These newsgroups can be accessed via NNTP or HTTP.

To access these newsgroups using HTTP, please go to the following
location:

http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us

To access these newsgroups using NNTP, please use the following
information for your NNTP client (such as Microsoft Outlook Express):
 
 - NNTP Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
 - Account name: privatenews\spyware
 - Password: spyware

NOTE: No password will be required via the HTTP link.

Malke

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