Reactivate Firewall

[Triggs]

Hi Folks,
I recently removed McAfee from my system and now I have no firewall and I am
unable to reactivate it. Can anyone tell me the procedure to reactivate the
firewall in Windows XP Pro.
Many thanks
Triggs

 

[nass]

Hi Folks,
I recently removed McAfee from my system and now I have no firewall and I am
unable to reactivate it. Can anyone tell me the procedure to reactivate the
firewall in Windows XP Pro.
Many thanks
Triggs

You cannot start the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892199/en-us
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm
HTH.
nass

 

[Matty]

Start\Settings\Control Panel\Windows Firewall\General Tab --> Click On

If Control Panel options are in Category View:
....Control Panel\Security Center\Windows Firewall (under "Manage security
settings for")