dell 4100 xp sp3 fresh installed. Firewall will not start. have tried ramesh's remedies to no avail. have posted hijack logs on forums have scanned with superantispyware and mwarebytes. have securities essentials running and have scanned also. have i got a virus? ia there some remedy. i had sp3 installed in a shop so have no disc. can i make a disc from the computer if need be?but i don't think that will help?1 person needs an answerI do too

Hi rustylargo,- What happens when you try to start the firewall? Do you get any error message or error code? If yes, specify the same.- What are the steps that you tried, which is provided by Ramesh?- Were you able to access the Firewall without any issues in Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2? Method 1: As a first try, follow the methods listed in this article:Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 for advanced usersMethod 2: You may also follow this article.Certain Administrative Templates from the Windows XP Security Guide may prevent you from starting the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP Service Pack 2Note: The steps listed in the articles given here are applicable to Windows XP Service Pack 3 also.Additional reference on:About Internet Connection Sharing and Internet Connection FirewallRegards,Divya R – Microsoft Support.Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

on remesh's site i tried the following, nothing happenedrundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.infCMD /K NETSH FIREWALL RESET this sp3 installation was straight from sp1 not sp2 and no the firewall was not working as the service pack was somehow not genuine. although it once was as it was installed when from dell. it is now genuinein the command line it says ics does not exist as an installed service. incidentally i am sp3

on remesh's site i tried the following, nothing happenedrundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.infCMD /K NETSH FIREWALL RESET this sp3 installation was straight from sp1 not sp2 and no the firewall was not working as the service pack was somehow not genuine. although it once was as it was installed when from dell. it is now genuinein the command line it says ics does not exist as an installed service. incidentally i am sp3 also tried your 2 methods still nothing

on remesh's site i tried the following, nothing happenedrundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.infCMD /K NETSH FIREWALL RESET this sp3 installation was straight from sp1 not sp2 and no the firewall was not working as the service pack was somehow not genuine. although it once was as it was installed when from dell. it is now genuinein the command line it says ics does not exist as an installed service. incidentally i am sp3also, as a side thought, i cannot seem to increase my font size to the degree i did with sp1, ie it increases very slightly, but the not in thickness. also, i cannot seem to change the icons with the media player ie when i auto associate vlc with a file and choose always associate this type of file with vlc, it does so but the icon remains wmplayer. also tried your 2 methods still nothing