windows firewall/ windows xp home sp2

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David M. wrote:

> For some reason windows firewall has switched itself off and I cannot swtich
> it on again. If I go in to " services" via Control Panel --> System Admin,
> right click on Windows firewall, go to Properties --> General --> Status of
> service then click start, I get the following response. Can anyone help me
> understand what's wrong here and please find me a fix for this.
> (snip)
Hi,

Please try this:

Start/Run --> cmd.exe

and then, in the command prompt that opened up, type:

netsh.exe winsock reset

and hit Enter. Follow prompts and reboot.


After resetting winsock you should re-install any applications which
are layered service providers (lsp). typical apps of this nature are
3rd party firewalls and anti-virus/anti-spyware.



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx

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Torgeir,

I have the same problem and just tried your fix and it didn't work for me.
I did your fix twice and after each time I go to turn on the firewall and I
get "Windows firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated
service is not running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS) Service?" I click Yes, Then it goes through a
Starting ICS thing then opens the windows firewall settings form. Off is
checked and I am unable to check on. It is greyed out. Can you suggest
anything else??

Thanks
Mike
"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> David M. wrote:
>
> > For some reason windows firewall has switched itself off and I cannot swtich
> > it on again. If I go in to " services" via Control Panel --> System Admin,
> > right click on Windows firewall, go to Properties --> General --> Status of
> > service then click start, I get the following response. Can anyone help me
> > understand what's wrong here and please find me a fix for this.
> > (snip)
> Hi,
>
> Please try this:
>
> Start/Run --> cmd.exe
>
> and then, in the command prompt that opened up, type:
>
> netsh.exe winsock reset
>
> and hit Enter. Follow prompts and reboot.
>
>
> After resetting winsock you should re-install any applications which
> are layered service providers (lsp). typical apps of this nature are
> 3rd party firewalls and anti-virus/anti-spyware.
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>