firewall disabled by group policy

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Michael Taylor

I just updated a laptop to SP2. I can't enable the Windows Firewall - it
says 'some settings are controlled by group policy'.

I found a knowledge base article describing how to configure group policy
for the firewall, but the mmc snap-in for 'Group Policy Object Editor' is
not listed, so I can't configure it.

How do I fix this?

Thanks
 
Hi Michael,

Group Policy Editor is not available in Windows XP Home Edition. For XP Home
Edition, see "Method 1" here:

Windows Firewall options are grayed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

*And*, follw-up with a thorough malware cleanup, given the fact that there
are many viruses which disable Windows firewall via the registry.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I just updated a laptop to SP2. I can't enable the Windows Firewall - it
says 'some settings are controlled by group policy'.

I found a knowledge base article describing how to configure group policy
for the firewall, but the mmc snap-in for 'Group Policy Object Editor' is
not listed, so I can't configure it.

How do I fix this?

Thanks
 
Hi Ramesh,

I'd found a virus on the laptop earlier and successfully cleaned it (it was
called W32 something and was classed as a worm), and checked for malware.
I've followed the instructions and the firewall is now working.
Thank you very much for your help.

Regards
Mike
 
You're welcome Mike. In case you want to be sure that there are no viruses
on-board, you can request help from one of the following Security forums:

http://aumha.net/
http://www.castlecops.com

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Ramesh,

I'd found a virus on the laptop earlier and successfully cleaned it (it was
called W32 something and was classed as a worm), and checked for malware.
I've followed the instructions and the firewall is now working.
Thank you very much for your help.

Regards
Mike
 
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