Unable to turn on Windows Firewall

Can you not enable the Windows Firewall at all, or can you enable it only to
find that it's been disabled after rebooting?
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bch wrote:
> Windows Firewall is automatically turn off, and unable to turn it on
> (Windows Firewall -> General -> On). Please help! Thanks!

No third-party antivirus/security installed yet. Actually I just finished a
fresh and complete WindowsXP Home installation. The security bubble reminds
me that the Windows Firewall is not turned on. I tried to turn it on by
'Windows firewall -> General -> On', but doesn't work. This is usually
turned on by default, and I didn't make any change on it before I got the
security warning.


"Malke" <notreally.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> bch wrote:
> > Windows Firewall is automatically turn off, and unable to turn it on
> > (Windows Firewall -> General -> On). Please help! Thanks!
> >
> >
>
> Do you have third-party antivirus/security installed? Many of these
> types of programs have their own firewall and will, by design, disable
> the Windows Firewall. Examples are Norton Antivirus (with Internet Worm
> Protection), McAfee, and Microsoft Live OneCare.
>
> If this doesn't fit your situation, please provide more information so
> you can get focused help. These links will help you with your next post:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a
Question
>
>
> Malke
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On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:20:20 +0800, bch wrote:

> No third-party antivirus/security installed yet. Actually I just finished a
> fresh and complete WindowsXP Home installation. The security bubble reminds
> me that the Windows Firewall is not turned on. I tried to turn it on by
> 'Windows firewall -> General -> On', but doesn't work. This is usually
> turned on by default, and I didn't make any change on it before I got the
> security warning.
Understanding Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx

Using Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/winfirewall.mspx

How to manually open ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308127

How to Configure Windows Firewall on a Single Computer.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/smallbusiness/prodtech/windo...p/cfgfw

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357

bch wrote:
> No third-party antivirus/security installed yet. Actually I just finished a
> fresh and complete WindowsXP Home installation. The security bubble reminds
> me that the Windows Firewall is not turned on. I tried to turn it on by
> 'Windows firewall -> General -> On', but doesn't work. This is usually
> turned on by default, and I didn't make any change on it before I got the
> security warning.

Here are some troubleshooting steps/links, then:

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]

FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in XPSP2 - http://tinyurl.com/3tnkt
Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings error (Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm
Reset the Windows Firewall Policy settings to defaults -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm
Windows Firewall options are grayed out -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

Malke
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