fire wall protection

I tried to turn on my firewall,went to my network places,properties,and
clicked what it said to click,and a error message came up,saying I cannot use
firewall at this time or something like that,how can I fix this mess!!!
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aloha nui loa

you can enable "windows firewall"
start > run > services.msc


"phil" <phil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C4127725-E6DD-40D8-AE86-D8260A38EABF@microsoft.com...
I tried to turn on my firewall,went to my network places,properties,and
clicked what it said to click,and a error message came up,saying I cannot use
firewall at this time or something like that,how can I fix this mess!!!
--
aloha nui loa

Phil, try going to Control Panel>WindowsFirewall Icon. Click on Turn off
Firewall. Restart and reverse the procedure.
"phil" <phil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4127725-E6DD-40D8-AE86-D8260A38EABF@microsoft.com...
>I tried to turn on my firewall,went to my network places,properties,and
> clicked what it said to click,and a error message came up,saying I cannot
> use
> firewall at this time or something like that,how can I fix this mess!!!
> --
> aloha nui loa

Download and run the following batch file, then reboot
http://www.mediafire.com/?fzumw2ujmoi

This will reset your windows firewall and should allow you to enable
it.

"phil" <phil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>I tried to turn on my firewall,went to my network places,properties,and
> clicked what it said to click,and a error message came up,saying I cannot
> use
> firewall at this time or something like that,how can I fix this mess!!!

Let's start with what the exact error message is.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"phil" <phil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4127725-E6DD-40D8-AE86-D8260A38EABF@microsoft.com...
>I tried to turn on my firewall,went to my network places,properties,and
> clicked what it said to click,and a error message came up,saying I cannot
> use
> firewall at this time or something like that,how can I fix this mess!!!
> --
> aloha nui loa

What third party security programs are you running?

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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