npastore said:
I can not turn on my firewall protection because it says m windows
security center service has not started or was stopped. How do I start
it? I tried restarting the computer (like it said to do) but I have
the same problem.
Do you have third-party protection software? McAfee and Norton
antivirus/security programs have a firewall component which will turn
off the XP SP2 Firewall. Check to see what antivirus and/or security
software you have installed.
If you don't have any programs like this, make sure the computer is
completely virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
If the computer is completely clean:
Start>Run>services.msc [enter]
Scroll down to the Security Center service and start it.
Another thing to try (resets Firewall):
Start>Run cmd [enter]
netsh winsock reset catalog [enter]
Follow prompts and reboot.
Also see:
FIREWALL DEAD, or other network issues -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350
Description of the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2
-
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=843090
Windows XP Service Pack 2 problems/The Service Pack 2 firewall -
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#The_Service_Pack_2_firewall
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in XPSP2 -
http://tinyurl.com/3tnkt
Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings error (Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm
Malke
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