Re: sudden loss of windows firewall

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Looks like you many more problems than just the Firewall.
We'll take this one step at a time until it's fixed.
The Firewall will not be able to be started until the "Network Connections" service problem is taken care of.

MPRAPI.DLL - Windows NT Multiple Provider Router Administration DLL
Any idea how this was deleted? Install new software lately? Virus? Malware?

Copy the MPRAPI.DLL file from your Windows CD to the "Windows\System32" folder on your computer.
If you cannot find it, download it from http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?mprapi
Then register the DLL:
Click Start | Run
regsvr32 MPRAPI.DLL
Click [OK]

Run Mark L. Ferguson's fix: netsh winsock reset

Now, try starting the Network Connections service.
If it started successfully, start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service.


Austin M. Horst


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