Well, well! My "off again-on again" javascript decided to work this time!
Yes! I don't have to post again...

Ramesh, I may have something here. The Windows Management Instrumentation
service has the "Startup Type" as "DISABLED" and the "Status" is blank.

The Network Connections service has the "Startup Type" as "Manual" and the
"Status" as "Started".

Can I change the WMI service to "Automatic"? I didn't want to change
anything myself without checking with you. I don't want to do any further
damage!

Oh, I do have a Norton (Symantec) Firewall. Could this be causing the
problem? I can't find any way to get access to it. I'm not renewing my
subscription, and it runs out in two months. Will it automatically be
removed on the ending date or would I need to remove it? If so, could you
tell me how to do it or would I have to contact Symantec?

Thanks, Ramesh and Mark, for your help!! : ^ ) 'Preciate it!

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Are the following services running?
>
> 1. Network Connections
> 2. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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> "MtnLadyinBlackHills1986" <MtnLadyinBlackHills1986@discussions.microsoft.com > wrote in message news:002E7015-668F-4C4D-B18B-21A884703A86@microsoft.com...
> Sorry for the new post. I can't get my javascript to work on "reply" - just
> "new question", even though I have upgraded it to the newest version.
>
> Mark, I typed in the info you gave me. In "Services", the "Startup Type"
> says "Automatic" and the "Status" column was blank. Then I got this error
> message:
>
> "Could not start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
> service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The dependency service or group
> failed to start."
>
> Could you help me out again? Thank you!
>