Re: Problem With Windows Firewall After Windows SP-2 Upgrade

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 01/26/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:02:48 +0100

Donald wrote:

> I'm running Windows XP Home and have upgraded to SP-2 via automatic updates.
> After the installation was complete and system restarted, my Windows Security
> Center indicates the Windows Firewall is turned off. Now, I was of the
> understanding that SP-2 made activation of the Windows Firewall automatic.
> When I attempt to start the Windows Firewall I receive an error as follows
> which I obtained from the Event Viewer in the Administrative tools from the
> Control Panel:
>
> Details
> Product: Windows Operating System
> ID: 7023
> Source: Service Control Manager
> Version: 5.0
> Component: System Event Log
> Symbolic Name: EVENT_SERVICE_EXIT_FAILED
> Message: The %1 service terminated with the following error:
> %2
>
> Explanation
> The specified service stopped unexpectedly with the error indicated in the
> message. The service closed safely.
Hi

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.

If that didn't work, and you have Service Pack 2 for WinXP installed,
please try this:

Start/Run --> cmd.exe

and then, in the command prompt, type:

netsh.exe winsock reset

and hit Enter. Follow prompts and 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

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