G Guest Jan 22, 2006 #1 I cannot turn my firewall on. It is "greyed out". Please help. I've tried it from the control panel and from the shortcut.
I cannot turn my firewall on. It is "greyed out". Please help. I've tried it from the control panel and from the shortcut.
M Malke Jan 22, 2006 #2 Qwerty said: I cannot turn my firewall on. It is "greyed out". Please help. I've tried it from the control panel and from the shortcut. Click to expand... You haven't provided enough information to get focused troubleshooting answers. See this site on how to make a good newsgroup post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm In the meantime: FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350 MS antispyware tool disables Windows Firewall (or to reset firewall): Start>Run cmd [enter] netsh winsock reset catalog [enter] Follow prompts and reboot. "Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings" error, try: Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter] Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357 Windows XP Service Pack 2 problems/The Service Pack 2 firewall http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#The_Service_Pack_2_firewall Malke
Qwerty said: I cannot turn my firewall on. It is "greyed out". Please help. I've tried it from the control panel and from the shortcut. Click to expand... You haven't provided enough information to get focused troubleshooting answers. See this site on how to make a good newsgroup post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm In the meantime: FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350 MS antispyware tool disables Windows Firewall (or to reset firewall): Start>Run cmd [enter] netsh winsock reset catalog [enter] Follow prompts and reboot. "Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings" error, try: Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter] Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357 Windows XP Service Pack 2 problems/The Service Pack 2 firewall http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#The_Service_Pack_2_firewall Malke
