Windows Fails to Start Windows Firewall Service

For me the reason the firewall wouldn't start was that the BFE service, on
which it is dependent, wouldn't start. The reason the BFE won't start (I
suspect) is because the access rights are messed up and the "user" the
svchost logs on as can't read the file. The problem I am having is trying to
find the file for BFE, I thought it would be BFE.DLL but that doesn't seem to
be there on my machine or one where BFE starts.

"Jacob" wrote:

> When I try to start windows fire wall i get a pop up telling me the service
> isn't running, and I tell the pop-up to start the service.
>
> It then says that the service has failed to start.
>
> It gives me the service-specific error code 5. (0x5)
>
> Any ideas on how to fix this?
> Any way to reinstall the windows firewall service?

I also had problems starting the windows firewall service on vista.
Whenever I tried to start the Vista Firewall Service, the startup
would fail and the firewall service would log an event id 7024
(Firewall Service terminated) error in the system event log. The
specific error code listed in the event was 0x80320023.

The vista computer in question is a member of a Windows 2003 domain.

I suspected the problem was related to group policy/local policy. I
tried the following actions (rebooting after each):
1) net winsock reset
from a command prompt.
2) gpupdate /force
from a command prompt.
While both commands completed without problems, the firewall service
was not fixed.

I then removed the computer from the domain. The firewall service
then started successfully.

I then re-added the computer to the domain. The firewall service
continued to start successfully.

So, in my case, the solution was remove/re-add the computer from the
domain.

I also have this problem and have not been able to find a solution. I've
even tried everything in this thread, including this post with no luck.
So What is the verdict? Is this going to be chalked up as a VISTA feature?

Can we get a resolution? How about a clue?



"usenet@xxxxxx" wrote:

I am also having the exact same problem.
I have NOT installed Windows Live One Care, or to my knowledge any other
firewall service or application.
I have tried to manually start the Windows Firewall Serve and get the same
message Jacob is getting.
This is a Windows Vista Enterprise client, in a Windows Server 2003 SP2
domain, joined and part of an OU with GPO's applied. As far as I or my
Network Administrator can tell, none of our Group Policies should have this
effect.
Other Windows Vista Enterprise clients in the same Domain/OU,with the exact
same software, do not have this problem (i.e. Windows Firewall works fine).

I'd really appreciate any help anyone can provide ASAP as I'm trying to get
ready to deploy Vista in a few weeks.

Thanks,
Aran

"Jacob" wrote:

I am new to this forum, but I have recently encountered this exact same issues with the same parameters that Jacob illustrated.

I am running Windows Vista Business (32bit) upgrade over Windows Vista Home Basic on a Toshiba Satellite A215-S7416 Laptop.

This happened when I installed a DVD ripping program that apparently was not intended for Vista (ImToo DVD to MP4 converter). I received an error message at the completion of the installation that I ignored--not understanding its meaning.

I tried using the program which worked the first time I tried it. During my second use of the program within the same instance, my computer did a memory dump followed by a reboot. I caught the end of the reboot as I was elsewhere when the memory dump occured.

Upon reboot, I received notice that Windows had discovered new hardware and was trying (unsuccessfully) to find a driver for it. I also got the warning that Windows Firewall was not started. This "new hardware" was listed as an unknown device in Device Manager. I uninstalled the device and restarted my computer. It again tried to install the device--failing to find drivers for it. I chose the option to ignore installation on future attempts.

I've read this thread following step by step--as this is the only thread I have discovered on the Internet that exactly matches my symptoms and issues.

I've also restored my system to a point prior to the installation of the DVD ripping software. This didn't fix the Firewall issue.

I've used several Registry Cleaning tools to no avail.

I've since tried to use a "Vista approved" DVD ripping program, but it locks up during the ripping process. I don't know if this issue is related to the Firewall issue, but I suspect that it is.

If anyone has had success with correcting this issue I could certainly benefit from your experiences.

Thank you,
-Mark

Hi all

I've been reading this thread with great interest as this situation has
recently happened to me. I've tried everything mentioned here and other
fixes from elsewhere and nothings working, but this seems like a good
place to register and get good solid help.

The problem started when I installed Comodo V3, decided I wasnt happy
with it and uninstalled it, well that was a barrel of laughs and took
about 3 days to finally get it completely out of my system.

But ever since then the firewall won't start.

The only difference is instead of a service specific error 5, I get a
6801.

This is the most infuriating issue I've ever had with a windows system,
it just doesnt seem to add up.

Normally if I had an issue like this on an XP machine I would just
reinstall the last service pack or if need be repair the OS, but the
repair feature in Vista Ultimate64 is really not up to much and u cant
reinstall a SP over itself.

So I'm totally stuck here, and I really really really really do not
want to have to install vista from scratch to overcome this.

If anyone has worked out a solution to this please give me a shout

cheers


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