Problems with FW? You cannot turn on / turn off the Windows Firewall on Windows XP SP2?
Posted Wednesday, 02 May 2007 by Michael Khanin
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Firewall on En.N-Admin.Com The subject behavior can occur if a buggy LSP (Layered Service Provider ), a mechanism that can extend the Winsock network socket facility for applications, is installed on your computer, or if the %SystemRoot%\INF\Netfw.inf is not updated.

To workaround this behavior:

1. Open a CMD.EXE window.

2. Type netsh winsock reset and press Enter.

3. Shutdown and restart Windows XP.


If the problem behavior persists:

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Make sure that your Folder Options are set to Show hidden files and folders:

            A) Use the Tools menu to press Folder Options.

            B) Select the View tab.

            C) Check the Show hidden files and folders box.

            D) Press Apply and OK.

3. Navigate to the %SystemRoot%\INF folder, where %SystemRoot% is the folder that Windows is installed in.

4. Right-click the Netfw.inf file (%SystemRoot%\INF\Netfw.inf) and press Install.

NOTE: To turn on or turn off the Windows Firewall:

1. Start / Run / firewall.cpl / OK.

2. Select the General tab.

3. Press On (recommended) or Off (not recommended) and then press OK.



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