Can't Access Firewall Settings

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For some reason, when I try to get to my Firewall/Security settings I get a
"Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot access your Firewall
settings." Does anyone know where this is coming from or better yet, how I
can make it go away?

Thanks!
 
Confused said:
For some reason, when I try to get to my Firewall/Security settings I
get a "Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot access your
Firewall
settings." Does anyone know where this is coming from or better yet,
how I can make it go away?

Thanks!
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Is this the error message?

"Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall
settings"

If yes, do:
Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter]

If no, post back with the exact text of the error message.

Malke
 
Yes. That was an error message. However, I did the Start.Run. etc and that
didn't work. Any other suggestions? Or know of anyone else you might know?

Thanks for your help!

Malke said:
Confused said:
For some reason, when I try to get to my Firewall/Security settings I
get a "Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot access your
Firewall
settings." Does anyone know where this is coming from or better yet,
how I can make it go away?

Thanks!
Click to expand...

Is this the error message?

"Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall
settings"

If yes, do:
Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter]

If no, post back with the exact text of the error message.

Malke
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Confused said:
Yes. That was an error message. However, I did the Start.Run. etc and
that
didn't work. Any other suggestions? Or know of anyone else you might
know?
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I don't know enough about your computer to give you a suggestion. You
haven't really provided any information. Did the Windows Firewall ever
work? If yes, what changed between the time things worked and the time
they didn't?

Do you have a third-party security suite or antivirus that has its own
firewall? If yes, then it probably disabled the WF. Check in the
program's options to be sure.

What is the virus/malware-status of the machine? If you think it is
clean, what program (names and versions, please) did you use to
determine this? Be sure the machine is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Other links to troubleshoot the WF:

FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#The_Service_Pack_2_firewall

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in XPSP2 - http://tinyurl.com/3tnkt

Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings error (Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm

Malke
 
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