Service Pack 3 Issue

[Guest Hal Kingsley]

I hope someone out there can help. Service pack 3 was just installed on my

laptop, since then I cannot modify the Windows Firewall. I have administrator

privlidges.

 

Programs such as Active-synch are now not able to work. Windows Firewall has

now blocked me from many of my standard programs. All since the install.

 

When going into the firewall, there is a statement that says, "Firewall is

governed by group policies."

 

Where can I go to either turn off the firewall or modify it? It is all

currently grayed out.

 

Once again, I have the admin username and password and this does not help.

 

Thanks.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Service Pack 3 Issue

 

>I hope someone out there can help. Service pack 3 was just installed on my

>laptop, since then I cannot modify the Windows Firewall. I have administrator

>privlidges.

>

>Programs such as Active-synch are now not able to work. Windows Firewall has

>now blocked me from many of my standard programs. All since the install.

>

>When going into the firewall, there is a statement that says, "Firewall is

>governed by group policies."

>

>Where can I go to either turn off the firewall or modify it? It is all

>currently grayed out.

>

>Once again, I have the admin username and password and this does not help.

>

>Thanks.

 

Is this a work laptop?

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Hal Kingsley]

Re: Service Pack 3 Issue

 

Yes, it is a work laptop.

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >I hope someone out there can help. Service pack 3 was just installed on my

> >laptop, since then I cannot modify the Windows Firewall. I have administrator

> >privlidges.

> >

> >Programs such as Active-synch are now not able to work. Windows Firewall has

> >now blocked me from many of my standard programs. All since the install.

> >

> >When going into the firewall, there is a statement that says, "Firewall is

> >governed by group policies."

> >

> >Where can I go to either turn off the firewall or modify it? It is all

> >currently grayed out.

> >

> >Once again, I have the admin username and password and this does not help.

> >

> >Thanks.

>

> Is this a work laptop?

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

>

[Guest Hal Kingsley]

RE: Service Pack 3 Issue

 

..

 

"Hal Kingsley" wrote:

> I hope someone out there can help. Service pack 3 was just installed on my

> laptop, since then I cannot modify the Windows Firewall. I have administrator

> privlidges.

>

> Programs such as Active-synch are now not able to work. Windows Firewall has

> now blocked me from many of my standard programs. All since the install.

>

> When going into the firewall, there is a statement that says, "Firewall is

> governed by group policies."

>

> Where can I go to either turn off the firewall or modify it? It is all

> currently grayed out.

>

> Once again, I have the admin username and password and this does not help.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Service Pack 3 Issue

 

>Yes, it is a work laptop.

>

>"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

>

>> >I hope someone out there can help. Service pack 3 was just installed on my

>> >laptop, since then I cannot modify the Windows Firewall. I have administrator

>> >privlidges.

>> >

>> >Programs such as Active-synch are now not able to work. Windows Firewall has

>> >now blocked me from many of my standard programs. All since the install.

>> >

>> >When going into the firewall, there is a statement that says, "Firewall is

>> >governed by group policies."

>> >

>> >Where can I go to either turn off the firewall or modify it? It is all

>> >currently grayed out.

>> >

>> >Once again, I have the admin username and password and this does not help.

>> >

>> >Thanks.

>>

>> Is this a work laptop?

>>

>> - Thee Chicago Wolf

 

Group Policies are tools administrators use to keep employees from

screwing around with company property.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Service Pack 3 Issue

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message

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>>Yes, it is a work laptop.

>>

>>"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

>>

>>> >I hope someone out there can help. Service pack 3 was just installed on

>>> >my

>>> >laptop, since then I cannot modify the Windows Firewall. I have

>>> >administrator

>>> >privlidges.

>>> >

>>> >Programs such as Active-synch are now not able to work. Windows

>>> >Firewall has

>>> >now blocked me from many of my standard programs. All since the

>>> >install.

>>> >

>>> >When going into the firewall, there is a statement that says, "Firewall

>>> >is

>>> >governed by group policies."

>>> >

>>> >Where can I go to either turn off the firewall or modify it? It is all

>>> >currently grayed out.

>>> >

>>> >Once again, I have the admin username and password and this does not

>>> >help.

>>> >

>>> >Thanks.

>>>

>>> Is this a work laptop?

>>>

>>> - Thee Chicago Wolf

>

> Group Policies are tools administrators use to keep employees from

> screwing around with company property.

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

 

I have to add agreement here. It's really not a good idea to make changes

the IT group don't know about - when things go wrong and they realize that

unauthorized changes were made - guess who is right in line for the blame?

 

Better to talk to them about it before making changes.

 

-pk