firewall problem

monster2357 SG

seems that today i could not change my firewall setting from on to off

The buttons that read: On [recommended], Off [not recommended] are both
greyed out. The button that reads "Don't allow exceptions" is the only button
that is active.

Is there a way to fix this problem?
thx in advance

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Try this.

Download http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/sharedaccess.reg and save it to your Desktop.

Double click sharedaccess.reg and answer Yes when asked to merge it into the registry.

Reboot.

Once back in Windows click Start > Run and type in cmd and hit Enter. Once the command windows opens type in this...

NETSH FIREWALL RESET and hit Enter.

Wait for the command to complete. Exit the command box once it has completed. You should be able to access the Windows Firewall now.

monster2357 SG

haha it doesnt work for me... mayb school blocked the firewall Laughing
thx anyway Razz

ndmmxiaomayi SG

School can block firewall? Shocked

alexkusu SG

kapersky internet security

davidche SG

I dont know whether my windows firewall is enabled????

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall

That is if you are using Windows XP SP2.

davidche SG

say.....im having the same problem, exactly the same prob as the threadstarter....

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Do you need to press Ctrl + Alt + Del to login? If yes, this means you are on a domain. Could have been disabled by your system administrator.

If you don't need to press Ctrl + Alt + Del to login, then I don't know what's wrong.

davidche SG

dont need ctrl alt del....

Is it due to my norton AV? maybe it disables my windows firewall.

Another problem is, i cant change my internet options settings. It says that the suggested option is medium high, your option is lower than medium high so cannot.

Another info that may help you is that this computer was stolen from my father's office.

Last info is that i login as a administrator