Can't turn off Windows Firewall
Gordon
off" button is grayed out. I am logged in as admin and am NOT on a domain.
All the google results I get are for domains.....
Can anyone help?
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
Since you have ZoneAlarm, installing it should've disabled the Windows
firewall. Did it ever work? Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling it?
Was your computer *ever* a member of a domain?
Can you stop the underlying windows service?
Gordon
<lanw...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Gordon <gbpl...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>> XP SP2, fully patched. using Zone Alarm. In Security settings, the
>> "turn off" button is grayed out. I am logged in as admin and am NOT
>> on a domain. All the google results I get are for domains.....
>> Can anyone help?
>
> Since you have ZoneAlarm, installing it should've disabled the Windows
> firewall.
it doesn't seem to have
> Did it ever work?
Yes - I've only installed ZoneAlarm today as an alternatice to the Windows
Firewall...
> Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling it?
Just going to.....
> Was your computer *ever* a member of a domain?
No, never.
> Can you stop the underlying windows service?
yes - presumably that's the Windows Firewall/ICS service in services.msc?
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanw...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
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>> Gordon <gbpl...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>> XP SP2, fully patched. using Zone Alarm. In Security settings, the
>>> "turn off" button is grayed out. I am logged in as admin and am NOT
>>> on a domain. All the google results I get are for domains.....
>>> Can anyone help?
>>
>> Since you have ZoneAlarm, installing it should've disabled the
>> Windows firewall.
>
> it doesn't seem to have
>
>> Did it ever work?
>
> Yes - I've only installed ZoneAlarm today as an alternatice to the
> Windows Firewall...
>
>> Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling it?
>
> Just going to.....
>
>> Was your computer *ever* a member of a domain?
>
> No, never.
Hmm. Anything in your event logs?
Can you see anything if you look at gpedit.msc and look for the firewall
config settings in your local policy?
>
>> Can you stop the underlying windows service?
>
> yes - presumably that's the Windows Firewall/ICS service in
> services.msc?
Yep.
Gordon
<lanw...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
Update - I uninstalled ZoneAlarm and re-booted. Still no option to turn off
Windows Firewall in security settings. Re-installed Zonealarm - windows
Firewall appears to be still on as I got an alert from it after having
re-installed ZoneAlarm.
What now?
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
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>>
>> Hmm. Anything in your event logs?
>> Can you see anything if you look at gpedit.msc and look for the
>> firewall config settings in your local policy?
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>
>
>
> Update - I uninstalled ZoneAlarm and re-booted. Still no option to
> turn off Windows Firewall in security settings. Re-installed
> Zonealarm - windows Firewall appears to be still on as I got an alert
> from it after having re-installed ZoneAlarm.
>
> What now?
OK, but what about the answers to my previous questions?
Gordon
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> Gordon <gbpl...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>>
>>> Hmm. Anything in your event logs?
Not that I can see - plenty of activity in windows defender but nothing
related to Windows Firewall at all.
>>> Can you see anything if you look at gpedit.msc and look for the
>>> firewall config settings in your local policy?
here are the settings I exported:
Setting State
Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections Not configured
Windows Firewall: Do not allow exceptions Not configured
Windows Firewall: Define program exceptions Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow file and printer sharing exception Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow Remote Desktop exception Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow UPnP framework exception Not configured
Windows Firewall: Prohibit notifications Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow logging Not configured
Windows Firewall: Prohibit unicast response to multicast or broadcast
requests Not configured
Windows Firewall: Define port exceptions Not configured
Windows Firewall: Allow local port exceptions Not configured
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
Weird. I don't work with many standalone workstations, so I don't know if
this will work, but what about rsop.msc?
Gordon
<lanw...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
Got that up, what am I looking for?
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
Expand through til you get to the same place/settings.
another thought....what happens if you log into this computer as the
built-in Administrator account?
Gordon
<lanw...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> know if this will work, but what about rsop.msc?
>>>
Configuration-Windows settings-Security settings-System services and says
Windows firewall/Internet Connection service not defined.
>
> another thought....what happens if you log into this computer as the
> built-in Administrator account?
>
Exactly the same - no option to turn the Windows firewall off, even though
ZoneAlarm has loaded...
Shenan Stanley
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin/browse_thread/thread/fb1c6ffa52f71da5/d017bb04e9cbd8e5?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1#d017bb04e9cbd8e5
Gordon wrote:
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
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Gordon,
Try the following:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm
(I believe Lanwench may have walked you through this somewhat already...)
If that does not work...
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm
I realize it does *not* describe your issue exactly - but resetting many of
the firewall settings just may be what you need to do. Particularly:
CMD /K NETSH FIREWALL RESET
Reboot
or
rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132
%windir%\inf\netrass.inf
Reboot
CMD /K NETSH FIREWALL RESET
Reboot
It's worth a shot and cannot hurt in your current situation.
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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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