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SINCE INSTALLING SPYWARE CANNOT RESTART FIREWALL. DOES
SPYWARE REPLACE MY BUILT-IN FIREWALL? DIAGLOG BOXES SAY,1
WINDOWS CANNOT START FIREWALL BECAUSE "INTERNET
CONNECTION SHARING" PROGRAMME IS NOT RUNNING WOULD YOU
LIKE TO START ECT "OK". 2 WINDOWS CANNOT
START "I.C.S. "OK" CAN ANYONE HELP?
 
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SINCE INSTALLING SPYWARE CANNOT RESTART FIREWALL. DOES
SPYWARE REPLACE MY BUILT-IN FIREWALL? DIAGLOG BOXES SAY,1
WINDOWS CANNOT START FIREWALL BECAUSE "INTERNET
CONNECTION SHARING" PROGRAMME IS NOT RUNNING WOULD YOU
LIKE TO START ECT "OK". 2 WINDOWS CANNOT
START "I.C.S. "OK" CAN ANYONE HELP?
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I have the same prob here too. im worried , makes me want
to buy Hardware Firewall.
 
FOUND ANSWER TO MY PROB!ON PAGE 57, IF YOUR ON XP HOME
WITH SERVICE PACK 2,GO TO ACCESSORIES LAUNCH COMMAND
PROMPT TYPE IN
netsh winsock reset THEN PRESS ENTER THEN RESTART COMPUTER
GOOD LUCK LANEY
 
Same problem here but I tried the "netsh winsock reset"
command and gave error message. You sday you found this
on page 57 - of what? Where is this information located?
Thanks
 
Which version of Windows, and what service pack level?

Read the information in this KB article and the one it links to for a fix.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

If you are on Windows XP, Service pack 2, go to a command prompt, and CD to
\windows\system32 and try the command again.
 
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