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I am trying to connect my old Vista PC to the internet by routing it thought my windows 7 laptop which has Wi-Fi. I am using an Ethernet cable to do this but every time I try to get it share the internet I get the error.
A error occurred while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled.
This specified service does not exist as an installed service.
What should I do?
dashernasher
Posted 2013-10-03T17:19:56.917
Reputation: 1
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You need a Crossover cable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable
This will allow the two computer to communicate as if there were a switch or router between them, and allow you to bridge to the wireless connection.
Also make sure all the required services are set to automatic and are running.
Possible Solution: Click Start, Run, type services.msc, and click OK. To enable a service, find it in the right pane and double-click its entry. Be sure its Startup Type is set to Automatic and click OK. All the following services must be configured in order to use ICS:
After verifying and/or configuring Automatic startup for each of these services, close the Services window and restart the computer before attempting again to enable ICS.
TheXed
Posted 2013-10-03T17:19:56.917
Reputation: 1 931
1Clarification: You need a crossover cable if there is no support for MDI/MDX. Any modern device will have that and a crossover cable is not needed nor will it result in the error you got. (If you got gbit NICs then it is even required to have MDI/MDX). – Hennes – 2013-10-03T17:45:26.767
That is not a cross over cable, that is a standard Cat-6 Ethernet cable... – TheXed – 2013-10-03T17:47:47.920
Note there is no physical difference in the cable unless you look at how it is terminated, the wires will be wired differently... – TheXed – 2013-10-03T17:48:40.003
1Yes that would work, but as @Hennes said I am not sure that is going to fix that specific error that you are seeing... – TheXed – 2013-10-03T17:55:16.557
I added a possible fix for your initial error – TheXed – 2013-10-03T17:57:34.457
I tried this but still get the same error but thaks for trying – dashernasher – 2013-10-03T18:49:43.110
Did you check to see if the services where still running after the restart? Have you tried scanning for malware infections? – TheXed – 2013-10-03T21:08:48.783
all running when started and nothing found on malware scan – dashernasher – 2013-10-05T18:10:15.557
What version of Windows 7? ICS requires at least Home Premium . . .
– ernie – 2013-10-03T17:42:40.923Ernie has a very good point. Especially given your error: "This specified service does not exist as an installed service." – Hennes – 2013-10-03T17:45:58.113
how do I check what windows I have – dashernasher – 2013-10-03T17:48:16.130
Either 1) go to the [start] menu and then to "My computer". Right click on it and select properties. or 2) Go to the icon on the desktop. Right click on it and select properties. 3) Or go to control panel system (Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System). It will display something like this
– Hennes – 2013-10-03T17:51:43.083I am running home premium – dashernasher – 2013-10-03T17:57:41.667
you can always use Connectify. no need for a new cable, you can always use the old one. http://www.connectify.me/
– Lorenzo Von Matterhorn – 2013-10-03T18:05:20.543You have to pay to use connectify and I do not know weather it will work is there anything similar for free – dashernasher – 2013-10-05T18:03:43.627