Windows XP Firewall

[Guest]

I understand that to set the Windows XP Firewall I click a box I should find in "Network Connection", my dialup ISP connection, right-click, Properties, Advanced.
But when I go there I get "Windows cannot display the properties of this connection. The WMI information might be corrupted."
I cannot use System Restore as disconnected it to remove the worm blaster virus.
What should I do, to get access to the Windows XP Firewall please?

 

[Fred Marshall]

I would first consider removing the network interface - that dialup
connection.
I would probably reboot just to be conservative.
Then I would set up a new dialup interface.
Then see if you don't have access to the properties of the connection.

Fred

I understand that to set the Windows XP Firewall I click a box I should

find in "Network Connection", my dialup ISP connection, right-click,
Properties, Advanced.

But when I go there I get "Windows cannot display the properties of this

connection. The WMI information might be corrupted."

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I understand that to set the Windows XP Firewall I click a box I should find in "Network Connection", my dialup ISP connection, right-click, Properties, Advanced.
But when I go there I get "Windows cannot display the properties of this connection. The WMI information might be corrupted."
I cannot use System Restore as disconnected it to remove the worm blaster virus.
What should I do, to get access to the Windows XP Firewall please?

Please see this Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Error Message: The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Information Might Be Corrupted
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=823775

To search the Knowledge Base, go to this web page:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;KBHOWTO
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