Re: window firewall

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Bruce Wayne wrote:

> I should have included in the last post, that I can't access my
> firewall whatsoever!
> Can anyone help me with this???
> Bruce Wayne

There really isn't enough information about your system and the problem
to give you specific answers. Here are some links that may help:

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.

netsh.exe firewall show config
For a more detailed listing:
netsh.exe firewall show config verbose = ENABLE

"Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall
settings" error, try:
Start>Run regsvr32 hnetcfg.dll [enter]

Malke
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