Re: Windows Firewall

If you know how to edit the registry then you can use regedit to find and
delete the key below if it is found by navigating to it and then right click
and select delete. Otherwise give Dial-a-fix a try where it will identify
such registry keys [Group Policy type restrictions] and then allow you to
delete them.

Steve


"01civicEX" <01civicEX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I haven't really done too much work with the registry...I know how to get
into it, and edit it, but I wouldn't know where to begin with the registry
code you gave me...

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

OK. It sounds like you may have use an internet protection package to
lock
certain settings to try and prevent malware from changing them. You may
have
allowed the application to do so and were not even aware of it such as
with
Spybot Search and Destroy. So check any such applications for such
settings
or try to manually delete/change the appropriate registry settings with
the
one shown below probably causing your issue. There is a free utility
called
Dial-a-fix that can help you detect and remove such registry entries.
Also
you can simply stop the Windows Firewall service if you just want to
temporarily shut down the Windows Firewall. It is also possible that an
internet protection package [spyware/antivirus/internet security] is
causing
your problem so I would also try booting into Safe Mode with networking
to
see if the problem still persists and it does not then a startup
service/process is the culprit and using msconfig can help you track that
down.

Steve

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Dialafix-Download-27328.html ---
Dial-a-fix

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile
\EnableFirewall=1




"01civicEX" <01civicEX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well unfortunately I am running XP home...and not sure about the active
directory domain thing either, sorry..

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

What operating system are you using and is the computer a member of an
Active Directory domain? Try running rsop.msc in the run box to see if
it
shows that Group Policy settings are enabled for Windows Firewall.
Rsop.msc
will not work on XP Home.

Steve


"01civicEX" <01civicEX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ok, so i'm pretty well educated in computers, and building them.
This
is
a
simple problem I have never run across before. A few programs won't
connect
to the web, morpheus and AIM 6.0, and I believe it's because of
windows
firewall. When I have attempted to disable windows firewall to test
the
problem, the check box for disable is greyed out, and there is a bar
at
the
top of the page that says "For your security, some settings are
controlled
by
group policy" I can't figure out how to turn this thing off,
someone
help
me
please?








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