Re: Can't start IPSec Services


Don't know how much help this will be, but here ya go.

The IPSec Services service depends on these:

IPSEC driver
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
TCP/IP Protocol Driver

I assume that RPC is OK. The IPSEC driver is IPSec.sys. And the TCP/IP
Protocol Driver is Tcpip.sys. To see if both of these are OK, Open the
Device Manager...
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc Click OK |
Click on View | Click on Show Hidden Devices |
Click the [+] next to Non-Plug and Play Drivers |
Double click on IPSEC driver, double click on TCP/IP Protocol Driver and
look around.

IPsec troubleshooting in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257225

Basic L2TP/IPSec troubleshooting in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259335

Basic L2TP/IPSec Troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314831

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:1151505315.978924.141560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Nick <nick971@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hi,

I'm running Windows XP SP2. While trying to set up an L2TP VPN
recently, I found out that the IPSec Services can't be started on my PC
(for all I know, it's always been like this). I've tried the
following:

sc query policyagent: Always shows that the service is STOPPED.

net start policyagent: Sometimes returns error 10045 (the attempted
operation is not supported for the type of object referenced), other
times it says that the service was started successfully. Regardless of
the message, "sc query policyagent" always shows that the service is
STOPPED.

I've followed the instructions to clear the IP Sec policy at
http://www.howtonetworking.com/VPN/rebuildipsec.htm, but the registry
key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\IPsec\Policy\Local
mentioned in the article does not exist on my PC, and it is not
re-created when I type "regsvr32 polstore.dll". Any suggestions on how
to start the IPSec Services?

Thanks,
Nick

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