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@tuketu.com" wrote:

> 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 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:

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

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

This happened when I installed a DVD ripping program that apparentl
was not intended for Vista (ImToo DVD to MP4 converter). I received a
error message at the completion of the installation that I ignored--no
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, m
computer did a memory dump followed by a reboot. I caught the end o
the reboot as I was elsewhere when the memory dump occured

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

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

I've also restored my system to a point prior to the installation o
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 i
locks up during the ripping process. I don't know if this issue i
related to the Firewall issue, but I suspect that it is

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

Thank you
-Mar

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Mister Whiskers

Hi all

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

The problem started when I installed Comodo V3, decided I wasnt happ
with it and uninstalled it, well that was a barrel of laughs and too
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
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 jus
reinstall the last service pack or if need be repair the OS, but th
repair feature in Vista Ultimate64 is really not up to much and u can
reinstall a SP over itself.

So I'm totally stuck here, and I really really really really do no
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

cheer

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