when i go into control panel then firewall , the circle to turn firewall on or off are in shadows and it wont let me do anything and i want to turn firewall on . do i have to play witht the firewall settings first or is there a problem?
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I am running XP media edition,service pack 3 and since Friday have been unable to turn on the firewall. (I get an error message saying the ICS is not running)
Also my theme has changed to windows classic from windows XP (modified) and when I trid to reset it the windows modified theme has vanished from my machine.
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Windows Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service?When I click Yes, the next error message says:Windows cannot start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service.Obviously I need instructions from a print or online manual to fix more than just the firewall problem. But Im not sure where to start looking, and what questions to ask when I get there. Some Windows users forum? This forum here? Where do I start?
It seem's i can't turn on my Windows Firewall because of this and im not forsure what else it is effecting
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In windows Xp pro where do i find the menu to eid t which programs i want to run at start up?
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