Re: Windows Firewall Invisible

Use Services.Msc to temporarily stop the "Windows/Firewall,
Internet Connection Sharing" service. It may indicate it will need
to stop other dependency services as well - OK. Just Right Click
on the service name and choose "Stop" - don't modify it's Startup
Type from "Automatic".

Click Start, Run (Type) Services.Msc [Enter]
*List should appear alphabetical


"Ross Moyer" <RossMoyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The installer just says it cannot continue with the Firewall enabled (it
is
for an Alcatel Speedtouch 510 w Ethernet connection via Dial-up ADSL).
Little
choice here - this is a company installation in a company housing
compound.

There are no messages in either the System or Application sections of the
Event viewer - info, warning or errors. I have searched for clues, or a
way
to just install the Firewall part of SP2, but can find nothing.

Thanks for the quick reply!
--
Ross


"R. McCarty" wrote:

What exactly does the installer request ? - Have you checked
your Event Log for error(s)? It sounds to me like your Service
mappings may not be configured correctly.

Event Viewer accessible by:
Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]

Check both Application and System logs for red icons that
denote errors. Double-Clicking each entry will display a short
description and event ID #.

How does the ADSL router connect to your system - USB or
a traditional Ethernet NIC ? - The reason I ask is that it isn't
usually necessary to install driver/support code for an AP (Access
Point).

"Ross Moyer" <RossMoyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In trying to turn off the Windows Firewall to satisfy an installer
program
(ADSL router) I found the Firewall control to be invisible. This is a
fully
patched Windows XP SP2 Professional system - upgraded from SP1 and
patched
via Windows/Microsoft Update. Security Center says the firewall is on
but
there is no button. Running firewall.cpl gives nothing. Tried most of
the
posted suggestions (netsh winsock/firewall resets, checking policies
(all
not
defined), installing inf file for firewall, uninstalling McAfee 8.0i
Enterprise. Have not tried deleting registry keys or
uninstalling/reinstalling sp2 (yet) - that seems a little radical. The
computer is not part of a domain.

Running firewall.cpl from a command prompt gives no error message and
no
apparent response - as if the program simply exits.

Thanks,
--
Ross





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