Firewall Won't Start

[Pete]

My option in XP to start the firewall is greyed out. I've tried to get in
there through the control panel, and the 'windows firewall' with no luck. Is
there a registry setting that I can turn the firewall on with?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Check Event Viewer for errors. Check that 'Windows Firewall/Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS)' service is set to 'Automatic' and try starting
from there.

Start|Run|services.msc

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| My option in XP to start the firewall is greyed out. I've tried to get in
| there through the control panel, and the 'windows firewall' with no luck.
Is
| there a registry setting that I can turn the firewall on with?
|
|

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

My option in XP to start the firewall is greyed out. I've tried to
get in there through the control panel, and the 'windows firewall'
with no luck. Is there a registry setting that I can turn the
firewall on with?

Are you running another firewall?

 

[Pete]

Check Event Viewer for errors. Check that 'Windows Firewall/Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS)' service is set to 'Automatic' and try starting
from there.

Start|Run|services.msc

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| My option in XP to start the firewall is greyed out. I've tried to get
in
| there through the control panel, and the 'windows firewall' with no
luck.
Is
| there a registry setting that I can turn the firewall on with?
|
|

BINGO!

 

[Dave Patrick]

Good to hear.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| BINGO!