my friend has an hp pavillion a1737c
and he cant get internet the network status DISPLAYS the message: the dependency service or group failed to start.

does anyone know what this is and how to fix it.. all virus and malware scans CAME up clean alsoDid it ever work?yea it did it just up and stop ONE day system restore didnt fix itWhat is the exact message?
When does it pop-up? While using browser? Which one?
Does the ping work?
Wired, wireless?
Router involved?its not a pop up you only see it when you hover over the network status by the CLOCK: this is the only thing you see the dependency service or group failed to start.

its wired right into the modem totally forgot about ping

im pretty sure this is a windows fail we are PREPARING for a restore but i was just wondering if anyone had any info on this

First of all, check ping to see, if there is connection at all.
Then, check Event Viewer. It may tell you what services failed to start. Network connection depends on number of sub-services.