Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit Edition: You can’t turn on the Windows Firewall in the Security Center

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On a computer that is running Windows Vista, the Windows Security Center warns you that the Windows Firewall is turned off. When you click Turn on now in the Windows Security Center to turn on the Windows Firewall, you receive the following error message:Security Center can’t turn on Windows Firewall.In the Services console, you notice that the Windows Firewall service is not running even if the service is configured to start automatically. When you manually start the Windows Firewall service, you receive the following error message:Windows could not start the Windows Firewall on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error code 5.Note To open the Services console, Click
Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, click Run, type Services.msc, and then click OK..This problem can occur if the account that is used to start the Windows Firewall service does not have permissions to access the related registry entries..Fix it for me
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To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem link. On the new page that opens, click Run now to start the Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services (MATS) package, and follow the steps in the wizard.a.button { background: url(/library/images/support/KBGraphics/PUBLIC/cn/FixItButton.jpg) no-repeat 0 0; width: 139px;height: 56px;display:block;cursor:pointer;}a.button:hover { background-position: bottom right;}
Fix this problem Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services: Diagnose and fix Windows Firewall service problems automaticallyNote This wizard may be in English only. However, the automatic fix works for all language versions of Windows..function show_hide(){ var obj = document.getElementById(”MATS_HOW”); if (obj.style.display==”none”) {obj.style.display=”block”;} else {obj.style.display=”none”;}} Click here to understand how the MATS package works to fix this problem  The MATS package scans your computer and detects if the following requirements are met:Windows Firewall is the default firewall.The computer is running Windows Vista.The Windows Firewall service is not started.The following event is logged in the System event log in the past 10 days.Source: Service Control manager Eventlog ProviderEvent ID: 7024Description: The Windows Firewall service terminated with service-specific error 5 (0×5)If all the requirements are met, the MATS package adds appropriate permissions to the the NT Service\MpsSvc account on certain registry entries.Collapse this tableExpand this tableRegistry entryPermissionsHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\EpochQuery Value; Set ValueHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicyFull Control; ReadHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Defaults\FirewallPolicyFull Control; ReadStart the Windows Firewall service.Verify that the Windows Firewall service starts successfully.Other issues that the MATS package fixes

You get a security warning that the Windows Firewall is turned off 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2288085/LN/
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You can’t use Remote Assistance to offer assistance 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2289618/LN/
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You can’t access shared files or printers 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2292301/LN/
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