Could this message relate to something wrong or wrongly set up in my router?

[#1]

On first boot the Windows Event Log throws up error

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The HomeGroup Listener service terminated with service-specific error %%-2147023143

I am wondering if might have something to do with how my 582n is set up.
Comments please.

[#2]

HomeGroup is an idea that came in with Windows 7; sort of Networking for Dummies.  I think it is very unlikely that the problem is anything to do with your router unless it's a lost connection to the router - which would manifest in more obvious ways.

[#3]

I suppose I could be within the dummy spectrum, though I have managed to set things up for a mix of wired and wireless connections. As it is the error seems to give no trouble, so I will leave be.
Thanks for reaasurance.

[#4]

Is this the only Windows 7/8 PC on your network?

Edit: Also make sure the Windows Firewall service is running (Start > Run > services.msc  then find Windows Firewall service and make sure it is set to automatic and is running).

[#5]

Have  a read through
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/585949cb-3d92-4508-ad0b-1e...

[#6]

Thanks for posts!
Usually sole computer, but very occasionally relatives have visited with their laptops.
As to Windows firewall, since I have another software firewall ( and doesn't 582n router also have one built in?), why should it be required to also have that installed and active?
But as I said above, I'll leave be.

[#7]

Firewall in the router is fine, whatever you do on your computer. A software firewall plus Windows firewall should be avoided.  Most IS suites turn off Windows firewall during their installation.
I don't know if Kaspersky still does what it did when I had it - it does that at the start of the installation or version upgrade process, long before it starts its own up  :(. So I always used to unplug the ethernet cable between the computer and router while it did it.