Guest Not Me Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 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.
Guest Gerry Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: Windows Firewall Settings will not dosplay Start, Control Panel, Security Center. In Control Panel there is also Windows Firewall but try Security Center. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not Me wrote: > 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.
Guest Not Me Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: Windows Firewall Settings will not dosplay I get the same message either place "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OpntmF6yIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > Start, Control Panel, Security Center. In Control Panel there is also > Windows Firewall but try Security Center. > > > -- > > > > Hope this helps. > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Not Me wrote: >> 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. > >
Guest Gerry Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: Windows Firewall Settings will not dosplay 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. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not Me wrote: > I get the same message either place > > "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OpntmF6yIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> Start, Control Panel, Security Center. In Control Panel there is also >> Windows Firewall but try Security Center. >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Not Me wrote: >>> 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.
Guest Kelly Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: Windows Firewall Settings will not dosplay 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] -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/supportspace.htm "Not Me" <cargod01@bresnan.net> wrote in message news:%23wzw$x5yIHA.5820@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > 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. >
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