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 ...

Open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in for Services. To do this in Windows Vista, click Start , type services.msc in the Start Search box, and then click Services in the Programs list.

To run a Control Panel tool in Windows, type the appropriate command in the Open box or at a command prompt. NOTE: If you want to run a command from a command prompt, you must do so from the Windows folder.

When you start Microsoft Management Console (MMC console) such as services.msc or gpedit.msc, you may get the following error message: One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either: 1) Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page, or 2) You have blocked a publisher of one of the controls.

To resolve this problem, make sure that the Security Center service is configured correctly, and then start the Security Center service. To do this, follow these steps:

It includes tools for managing disks, services, devices, shared folders, and users, among other administrative tasks. The console is particularly useful for IT professionals and advanced users who need to perform administrative tasks on local or remote computers.

When you attempt to start the Server service from the Services tool in Control Panel, you may receive the following error message: Could not start the Server service on \\<Computer Name>.

Press the Start key + R to open Run. In the Run window, type services.msc and click OK. In the Services window, scroll to find Microsoft Office Click-to-Run service. Check the Status column. If the status says Disabled, right-click it and select Properties.

1]Click Start, go to Run menu and type services.msc and click OK. 2]In the Services (Local) list scroll down to the respective service (i.e. virus checker or the disk monitor tool). 3]Right click on that particular service and select Properties.

The .msc file uses the same .dll files as Internet Explorer. Additionally, the .msc file contains a list of all the .dll files that are used by Internet Explorer and the MMC.