andreas wrote:
> Dear Everybody,
>
> For some reason I cannot activate Windows firewall. I have installed
> SP2 for XP and I go to the Security center icon in the control panel
> and I notice that the Firewall section is turned to 'OFF'. I then
> click on the 'recommendations' exactly under and a pop-up come out
> asking me to 'enable' Windows firewall. Doing this results in another
> pop-up saying:
>
> 'We're sorry. The security center could not turn on Windows Firewall.
> To try turning on the firewall yourself, go to Windows Firewall in the
> Control Panel. In the Windows Firewall dialog General tab, select on
> (recommended), and then click OK.'
>
> I then do exactly that and discover that all possible selections are
> turned off (colour grey). This way I cannot activate the firewall.
Do you have an antivirus with a firewall component or a third-party
security suite installed? Examples are Norton and McAfee. If this is
the case, those third-party products have disabled the Windows Firewall
in favor of their own. This is fine.
If you don't have anything installed like that, was the computer
completely virus/malware-free when you installed SP2? Be sure the
machine is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
Aside from that, here are some links to help you troubleshoot the WF:
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
Malke
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