Cannot access the Windows Firewall

The thing is I did an ad hoc network with my dads laptop computer and it seems that I have to use Windows Firewall to enable ICS but every time I click on "change firewall settings a dialog box saying: Windows Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running." You want to start Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)?
Yes/No

After I clicked on yes I get another dialog box saying: due to a problem not identified, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings.
Ok

I have no idea on what to do. Can anyone help?

Hi Mawuko wassel,

·         Do you have any other firewall software or security running on the computer?

·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

You can reset the firewall and then search for the question.

a. click Start, click run, type cmdand then click OK.

b. at the command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER:

Rundll32 setupapi, InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.inf

c. restart Windows,

d. click Start, click run, type cmdand then click OK.

e. at the command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER:

Netsh firewall reset

f. click Start, click run, type firewall.cpland then press ENTER. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, click on (recommended), and then click OK.

You can also view the article in the knowledge base Microsoft for more information:

 

Could not start the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP SP2:

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/920074

 

Hope this information helps.

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