Re: XP SP2 Firewall Not Working

MowGreen,
I have the same problem. I had to spend 3 hours on phone with MS techie
just to get my system up and limping. Now my firewall so not work , the
worst is my network system do longer works.

none of the home network stuff works.

NEED help please, please, please.

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

See if registering dot3api.dll fixes this issue.
Start > Run > type in

regsvr32 dot3api.dll

Click OK or press Enter

Show hidden files, folders, and system files:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial62.html#winxp

dot3api.dll in WINDOWS\system32 should be at Version 5.1.2600.5512 after
SP3 is installed.
Locate it, right click it, and choose Properties, then click the Version
tab to confirm.
Also, check the WINDOWS\system32\dllcache to confirm that both copies of
dot3api.dll is on the same Version level.

*** Was the installed antivirus actively monitoring the system when SP3
was installed ? ***

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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Marc wrote:

I tried to install SP3, but it froze my computer so badly that I couldn't
even boot in safe mode. After removing it (per instructions found on
Microsoft's site), my Firewall no longer runs and I was unable to reinstall
it. I've tried many different solutions, such as
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329637 and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920074/en-us, as well as "winsock reset",
etc., but none work.

When I try to reinstall it using the info in the various knowledgebases, I
usually get an error saying "This application has failed to start because
dot3api.dll was not found. Re0installing the application may fix this
problem." I do not know what application to reinstall and I cannot find any
info on the dot3api.dll.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

.

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