Re: Firewall is diabled, cant re-enable due to group policy

Sammy Hagar wrote:
Im running WinXP Pro, and im pretty sure I disabled the firewall last time. Problem is, I cant re-enable it due to "Group Policy." I have NO clue how to reset it so that windows firewall automatically turns on, or even turns on at all. I wish I could remember what I did to turn it off, lol. Any suggestions?


If Group Policy prevents the firewall from being enabled, you'll have to ask the network administrator to change the policy.


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