Enable Windows Firewall Fix it Live!
We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the Windows Firewall as described in KB 283673.
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Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Mark, So do you have Live Onecare installed? Or did you just use the free online scanner? If you do not have any current 3rd party firewalls installed do you get any errors when you attempt to start the firewall? /SteveAnonymous
January 01, 2003
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January 01, 2003
Hello Marwan, Thank you for taking the time to post a comment. Live OneCare has its own firewall. Because two firewalls should not be running at the same time, Windows Live OneCare turns off Windows Firewall. Thanks, -brianAnonymous
January 01, 2003
Hello Gurdeep, Thank you for taking the time to post a comment. Can you provide information about your computer?What operating system are you running (Windows XP, Windows Vista)?
What service pack are you running (SP1, SP2, SP3)? Do you have any error messages when you try to stop the service or when the computer reboots? If so what are the error messages that pertain to the Windows Firewall? Do you have more than one firewall installed on the computer? Thanks, -brian
Anonymous
January 08, 2009
I need help shutting down my firewall.cpl everytime i try it takes me to google site that links me to a microsoft website. can you give me some advise to fix this? thank youAnonymous
January 14, 2009
Dear sir/ madam, i'm unable to turn on my firewall; i tried "fix it" in your support web site but it did not help; it is still in grey colour and not allowing me to chose the on option which is the recommended one. i have live one care service and do not have any other antivirus; i used to have AVG but has been uninstalled now.Anonymous
January 17, 2009
the "windows firewall" in the services.msc always shows starting, and with that you can't do anything neither disable it or enable/start it, how to turn on firewall after I have tried everything on the MS website but it does not help.Anonymous
January 27, 2009
In future if there is any problems regarding WER, please fix it for my computer Thanking you rudy danAnonymous
February 04, 2009
Hi, I ran LiveOneCare before unistalling the antivirus and now my firewall is not reactive. Any suggestion on what I can do?Anonymous
February 06, 2009
Tengo problemas para instalar un programa xponent dj digital , al insertar el disco no acepta porque nesecito el windows xp service pack 2 , ok intente bajar el service pack 2 pero no me acepta la computadora reralmente no se cual es el problema de que no pueda bajar el windows xp service pack 2 sin eso no se puede instalar el cd o el programa>. gracias por su servicio.Anonymous
February 08, 2009
I was able to use Yahoo Games until I down loaded Yahoo Messenger. Now I can get to the yahoo sign in for spam, etc. Then I can not get into the game itself. At the bottom it states DONE, but the page is blank. It states click here if a problem opening page. I have clicked it and no games. Help! Thank you.Anonymous
February 11, 2009
Hello, My laptop has just been upgraded from XP service pack 2 to Xp service pack 3. The windows firewall does not start on boot up, and I need to start it manually from the control panel. If I select restart from the windows shut down panel I get the error:- Explorer exe. Application error, and the message:- The application failed to initialise properly (0xc0000142) I have tried system restore, but no joy. I have to use task manager each time and click new task, and select C:/ from the drop down menu, before the quick launch tool bar finally boots. I have tried using the fix from here but it does not alter the problem. I would be most grateful if you have any ideas on how to solve.Anonymous
February 19, 2009
I agree to Brian about two firewalls, but how can I put it On when the general tab is unavailable? Kindly give me the process to do it. I've been searching this for a week now. So please..... Thank you.Anonymous
February 19, 2009
The same what had happened to the Automatic Update, the option for us to check was unavailable too. I do it from the Control Panel under System, but no result. Thank you.Anonymous
February 19, 2009
I have problem to on windows firewall. Its imposible to start the service.I use rigth nowAVG. Do you have an idea. ThanksAnonymous
March 03, 2009
I have Live One Care installed. I read above you need to turn it off in orger to turn firewall in your general tab on. It still will not give me the option to turn it on. It is still grey in colour, could someone please send me an e-mail telling me how to fix this. I run Windows XPAnonymous
March 12, 2009
ok i have windows Xp sp3 i downloaded and installed the fix and still i can't manual turn it off or on right now it's on can u help pleaseAnonymous
March 12, 2009
oh and the message i get is windows cannot start the windows firewall/internet connection sharing (ics)service.Anonymous
March 14, 2009
i cannot turn firewall on, area is grey and wont let me select the on tab. have tried everything.use windows xp service pack 2. please helpAnonymous
March 18, 2009
I uninstalled LiveOneCare and lost control of the Windows Firewall setting. Everything is grayed out on the General tab. I tried the EnableWindowsFirewall.msi (Fix it from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283673) to noavail! Any help appreciated. Sam.Anonymous
March 20, 2009
Didn't work for me, Running windows XP pro, on a domain, firewall GP not configured, event log error Error 0x80004015: the class is configured to run as a security ID different from the caller. Followed solution:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSharedAccessSecurity
- Delete the Security registry subkey Reboot & the firewall is on, but once computer is restarted firewall is off and will not come on until the solution is followed again
Anonymous
April 07, 2009
my windows firewall turned off automatically and i could not turn on. And the message i get is windows connot start windows firewall/internet connection sharing(ics)service.Anonymous
April 11, 2009
Fix IT did't fix it. WinXP SP3, enable and disable are greyed out. I have a warning telling me that I have a group policy, but can't find any group policy.Anonymous
April 26, 2009
my windows firewall turned off automatically and i could not turn on. And the message i get is windows connot start windows firewall/internet connection sharing(ics)service.Anonymous
April 30, 2009
I have the same problem as the last 3 items above. I mam grayed out. I get all sort of popups and misdirected URL. It a mess. What do you recommend. Thank You, needles2@msn.comAnonymous
May 03, 2009
i hav ethe same problem im going to try and reinstall the firewall see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920074Anonymous
May 06, 2009
I've got Norton antivirus 2009 with spyware.I recently had to uninstall and reinstall my software because of problems I was having with it.Since I reinstalled it my computer can't detect the software and my firewall won't turn on.I can't get ahold of symantec through my computer because it freezes up when I go through the "help support".I tied the fix it but no luck. can you help?I wasn't having this problem beforehand.whenever I went to the security center on my computer it would show my firewall was on and working.now it says it can't connect.Anonymous
May 07, 2009
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May 25, 2009
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May 26, 2009
I have problem to on windows firewall.I cannot sign in my windows live messenger...Anonymous
May 26, 2009
I have problem to on windows firewall.I cannot sign in my windows live messenger...Anonymous
June 07, 2009
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June 15, 2009
hello! i tried to turned on the windows firewall in my computer but unable to process, why?Anonymous
June 15, 2009
hello! i tried to turned on the windows firewall in my computer but unable to process, why?Anonymous
June 26, 2009
i'm trying to log in to websites but the firewall won't let me> what do i need to do?Anonymous
July 12, 2009
hi am unable to activate my firewall. it is greyed out says its running under group policy i dont even know what that means, please help! thanx mikeAnonymous
July 12, 2009
hi am unable to activate my firewall. it is greyed out says its running under group policy i dont even know what that means, please help! thanx mikeAnonymous
July 13, 2009
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July 13, 2009
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July 19, 2009
michaeltheman_09@yahoo.com I have the same problem as the last poster with Windows Firewall; it gives me same error message that I can't turn it on.Anonymous
October 19, 2009
I get messages from Windows Security telling me my firewall is turned off but I go to turn it on but it is already turned on. I tried to download fulltilt poker but I get a message telling me fulltilt is not applicable with Windows 32. I can't access the internet at all, I keep getting a message this page is unavilable. When I turn my PC off it just restarts itself. All this has started happening since Windows Updates occured and service pack 3 was downloaded. Could this be the problem?Anonymous
December 14, 2009
I am having the same problem. I run WinXP and since upgrading to SP3 Live Onecare complains it cannot switch on the Windows Firewall. I have tried going directly to Win Firewall but all options are greyed out. I have tried from Onecare Quick Links and it shows Firewall as Off - so I select Firewall On - and it allows me to do that but then it fails to actually start the firewall. How can this be fixed? Thanks.Anonymous
January 03, 2010
Having much of the same. Running Xp pro have one care was pressing for and windows update. After that my firewall was off. Windows Firewall Fix it Live did nothing. The message I get is Firewall setting can't be changed. Please send me an emailof suggestion at hexed10@live.com. Thanks.Anonymous
March 04, 2010
Running windows 7, had to restart computer after restart windows 7 won't turn on. Had same problem earlier this year and had to reinstall windows 7 don't want to go down hat road again, anyone got any ideas?Anonymous
May 25, 2010
my computer hs been firewalled and i now have no connection to the internet, how can i resolve this problem.Anonymous
November 30, 2010
my computer will not connect to the internet, it says it is a firewall problem. Everything else on my computer works.Anonymous
January 29, 2011
I have Windows Seven and Mcafee tells me Windows Firewall is not turned on. Please do so.Thank you. Betty RobbinsAnonymous
February 16, 2011
i need help i had window firewall....microsoft website not open facebook ..how facebook put in firewall can you give me some advise to fix this ? thank yuAnonymous
March 27, 2011
nao consigo asseçar o meu msn o windows para esta janela nao me deixa ter ascessoAnonymous
June 21, 2011
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September 29, 2011
My firewall settings are blocking access to IP Address for Internet access, when I click on the "firewall Icon to open it, I get a single beep, then an error is brought up which says "Windows Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running."Anonymous
March 04, 2012
Cannot run windows filerwall manually and also windows fixit also cannot fix this issue. Need help to fix this issue thanksAnonymous
June 16, 2012
windows xp fire wall takes approx. 80 sec. to come on why?Anonymous
August 09, 2012
I'm trying to install a new version of Symantec and in doing so I'm getting error codes about my BFE and Firewall being disabled. When I go to look for them they're not even there... Wondering how to re enable them or get them back.Anonymous
December 06, 2012
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April 28, 2013
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April 29, 2013
my windows firewall will not enable i have i0loAnonymous
June 08, 2013
i needt to turn on firewall manually, please help me whereAnonymous
October 27, 2013
I am operating Windows XP, No problems with internet or E-mail etc. I can not download "anything", when I try it reads: failed/blocked. Also, it comes up and says "can not find mfc 110u.dll. I tried downloading Windows Defender on to CD, with no luck. Can you help me. Thanks. Rod