I'm using win XP SP2 and i enable the Windows Firewall. Just recently, i got this notification that my windows firewall were disable and ask to check. when i try to enable it, i got the message that the associated service, Internet Connection Sharing(ICS) cannot be opened thus i cannot open my firewall setting. any clue? Oh btw, this appears to happen after i run ms spyware checkup.

Is there any reliable alternatives for Windows Firewall?