Windows Firewall Issue

[Guest]

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I have Windows XP Pro SP2 and I can not get Windows Firewall to work. It
says it is running in services and I have tried resetting winsock, but I
still can't get it to turn on. Please help.

 

[Malke]

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Shahal wrote:

> I have Windows XP Pro SP2 and I can not get Windows Firewall to work.
> It says it is running in services and I have tried resetting winsock,
> but I
> still can't get it to turn on. Please help.

What error messages do you get? Are you running any third-party
firewalls or antivirus with firewall included (like Norton 2005)? In
the meantime, here are some WF-related links:

FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

MS antispyware tool disables Windows Firewall (or to reset firewall):
Start>Run cmd [enter]
netsh winsock reset catalog [enter]
Follow prompts and reboot.

"Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall
settings" error, try:
Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter]

Malke
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"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Guest]

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I uninstalled my antivirus software and turned off MS Antispy. There are no
error messages. It just won't turn on.

"Malke" wrote:

> Shahal wrote:
>
> > I have Windows XP Pro SP2 and I can not get Windows Firewall to work.
> > It says it is running in services and I have tried resetting winsock,
> > but I
> > still can't get it to turn on. Please help.
>
> What error messages do you get? Are you running any third-party
> firewalls or antivirus with firewall included (like Norton 2005)? In
> the meantime, here are some WF-related links:
>
> FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350
>
> MS antispyware tool disables Windows Firewall (or to reset firewall):
> Start>Run cmd [enter]
> netsh winsock reset catalog [enter]
> Follow prompts and reboot.
>
> "Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall
> settings" error, try:
> Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter]
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

 

[Guest]

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"Shahal" <Shahal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5BE80095-9EE2-40BA-8C6D-3E468A393122@microsoft.com...
>I uninstalled my antivirus software and turned off MS Antispy. There are
>no
> error messages. It just won't turn on.
>

Are you on a network with active directory, i.e. a corporate domain? It may
be disabled by a group policy.

Kerry

 

[Guest]

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No I am not.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> "Shahal" <Shahal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5BE80095-9EE2-40BA-8C6D-3E468A393122@microsoft.com...
> >I uninstalled my antivirus software and turned off MS Antispy. There are
> >no
> > error messages. It just won't turn on.
> >
>
> Are you on a network with active directory, i.e. a corporate domain? It may
> be disabled by a group policy.
>
> Kerry
>
>
>