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More info?)
bobby tutor wrote:
> In security centre or via control panel I am requested to enable
> firewall but after attempting to do this I get a message stating that
> windows security center is unable to do this. I am then asked to do
> this myself via control panel for windows security centre and click
> "on" recommended, but on doing so I get a message repeating that
> windows is unable to turn on firewall. This is all the info I get.
>
The additional details that would have helped are things like what
changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't? What
kind of antivirus program do you have? What troubleshooting have you
already done?
Do you have the *beta* MS AntiSpyware program installed? "Beta" means
software that isn't finished yet and MSAS has a known issue with the
Windows Firewall.
MS antispyware tool disables Windows Firewall (or to reset firewall):
Start>Run cmd [enter]
netsh winsock reset catalog [enter]
Follow prompts and reboot.
FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350
Malke
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