MS-Antispyware vs Windows Firewall

[Roger]

After have scanned with MS-antispyware-beta it's disabled
Windows-Firewall.
I could not re-enable Windows-Firewall from Windows
Security Center (XP-SP2), not even manually from Windows
Firewall in Control Panel.
Does any one know how to overcome this problem?
Is this a compatibility issue or something else? I was
surprised since both are from Microsoft.
Thanks,
Roger

 

[Bill Sanderson]

This issue can arise after removing spyware which has hooked itself into the
network stack.

Here's a Microsoft KB article which gives more detail, and instructions for
getting this fixed:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem
found article

nstsh winsock reset


fixed it for me

 

[Guest]

Roger:
My name is Pat. I have the exact same problem and
wondered if you received an answer to your email with a
solution. If you don't mind sharing it with me, I'd very
much appreciate it. Thank you.
Pat,

 

[Bill Sanderson]

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[Ove K]

Thank's, it solved my problem.

-----Original Message-----
I had the same problem
found article

nstsh winsock reset


fixed it for me


.

 

[Latrial33]

RESOLUTION
Windows XP SP2
To resolve this problem if you are running Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), follow these steps:
1. Rebuild the Winsock LSP chain. To do this, follow these
steps:
a. Log on to the Microsoft Windows XP workstation as an
administrator.
b. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
c. At the command prompt, type the following, and then
press ENTER:
netsh Winsock reset
When the program is finished, you will receive the
following message:
Successfully reset the Winsock Catalog. You must restart
the machine in order to complete the reset.
If you receive this message, go to step 1d.

If you are not logged in as an administrator, you will
receive the following error message:
Unable to reset the Winsock Catalog. Access is denied.
If you receive this message, log off the computer, and then
log back on by using an account with Administrator access.
Typically, the first user account that was created has
Administrator access. Then, repeat steps 1b and 1c.
d. Restart your computer.

2. Test each of your third-party programs that are known to
use LSPs.
3. Reinstall any malfunctioning third-party programs that
are known to use LSPs.