Windows Firewall Settings will not dosplay

[Not Me]

When I try to access the Windows Firewall, I get an error...due to an
unspecified error, windows firewall settings can not be displayed.
I have not installed any third party firewall and Defender, Spybot and AVG8
tell me the machine is clean of spyware.
XP Home SP2
Any idea how I can re-enable the firewall?

Norton Secutiry (2005) came on the machine OEM, but was uninstalled long
ago.
I ran the Norton cleanup tool today to be sure it was no longer a problem.

 

[Gerry]

Start, Control Panel, Security Center. In Control Panel there is also
Windows Firewall but try Security Center.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Not Me]

I get the same message either place

Start, Control Panel, Security Center. In Control Panel there is also
Windows Firewall but try Security Center.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Gerry]

Are there any other problems? In particular does Task Manager work? Can
you access Event Viewer? Has AVG 8 or Spybot S & D recently dealt with
any malware attacks?

Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in the
System and Application logs in Event Viewer relating to the last boot in
normal mode . No Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate
which also appear in a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Kelly]

HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q283673

Start/Run: firewall.cpl

Firewall On - Firewall Off (Line 386) Right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting: Start/Run: wscui.cpl
Start/Run: firewall.cpl

Further: Start/Run/CMD
netsh firewall
netsh firewall show state
netsh firewall show config

More info:

You cannot start the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920074/en-us

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357/


Added info by MVP Malke:

For the error, "Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display
Windows Firewall settings" error, try:

Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter]

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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