Cannot Start Windows Firewall Error
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Windows firewall could be considered a critical error, as this
now lowers the level of security on your computer considerably.
While you cannot
start the Windows firewall it would be very advisable to not
connect to internet or if you really need to keep browsing to a
minimum until this is resolved.
The actual error
Error 2 The system cannot find the file specified occurs when
using Windows XP service pack 2, and either the files ipnat.sys
or ipnathlp.dll are missing or have become corrupt.
So we need to replace
either or both of the files which can be copied from another
computer, from your Windows XP cd, or you may have a directory
called i386 which contains all the Windows XP installation
files.
ipnat.sys can be
found in your Windows directory\system32\driversipnathlp.dll can
be found in your Windows directory\system
Note
Files on the Windows XP cd will be compressed so you will need
to expand them before being able to use them
To expand the files
and copy to the destination in one go use the following.
Open up a command
prompt, from the Run Menu type CMD
Now type the
following, replacing ** with the drive letter of your CD, or the
location of the i386 directory if you have a local copy on your
hard drive.
Expand
**:\i386\ipnat.sy_%systemroot%system32\drivers\ipnat.sysExpand
**:\i386\ipnathlp.dl_%systemroot%system32\ipnathlp.dll
Once this is done
Reboot Windows and enable the Windows Firewall
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