Windows Security Center Strange Behavior

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Fred 2002

My wife's computer is on our wireless home network and runs XP Home and IE
6. She uses Hotmail as her email client and asked me why she could not open
attachments from a known source. As part of my investigation, I wanted to
see if the Windows firewall was on. However, when I went to the Security
Center and tried to check the status of the firewall, I got a popup message
saying something like "Due to an unexplained problem the status of Windows
firewall cannot be displayed." Has anyone encountered this behavior before?
What do you recommend? Thanks in advance.

--
Fred 2002
 
Do you have a Norton application installed (e.g., Norton Internet Security
2005)? Do you have a third-party firewall installed (e.g., ZoneAlarm
Comodo)?

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357

1. Start > Run > (type in) cmd > [OK]

In the Command window, type:

Netsh firewall show state

What does the result tell you?

Type EXIT to close.

2. Start> Run > (type in) cmd > [OK]

In the Command window, type:

Netsh firewall show config

What does the result tell you?

Type EXIT to close.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L.ORG http://66.39.69.143/


Fred 2002 wrote:
> My wife's computer is on our wireless home network and runs XP Home and IE
> 6. She uses Hotmail as her email client and asked me why she could not
> open
> attachments from a known source. As part of my investigation, I wanted to
> see if the Windows firewall was on. However, when I went to the Security
> Center and tried to check the status of the firewall, I got a popup
> message
> saying something like "Due to an unexplained problem the status of Windows
> firewall cannot be displayed." Has anyone encountered this behavior
> before?
> What do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
 
No Norton. Have AVG Free installed and Ad-ware and Spy Bot S&D.

"PA Bear" . wrote in message
news:eJfx8utOIHA.820@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Do you have a Norton application installed (e.g., Norton Internet Security
> 2005)? Do you have a third-party firewall installed (e.g., ZoneAlarm
> Comodo)?
>
> Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
>
> 1. Start > Run > (type in) cmd > [OK]
>
> In the Command window, type:
>
> Netsh firewall show state
>
> What does the result tell you?
>
> Type EXIT to close.
>
> 2. Start> Run > (type in) cmd > [OK]
>
> In the Command window, type:
>
> Netsh firewall show config
>
> What does the result tell you?
>
> Type EXIT to close.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L.ORG http://66.39.69.143/
>
>
> Fred 2002 wrote:
>> My wife's computer is on our wireless home network and runs XP Home and
>> IE
>> 6. She uses Hotmail as her email client and asked me why she could not
>> open
>> attachments from a known source. As part of my investigation, I wanted to
>> see if the Windows firewall was on. However, when I went to the Security
>> Center and tried to check the status of the firewall, I got a popup
>> message
>> saying something like "Due to an unexplained problem the status of
>> Windows
>> firewall cannot be displayed." Has anyone encountered this behavior
>> before?
>> What do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
>
 
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And your answers to #1 and #2?

Fred 2002 wrote:
> No Norton. Have AVG Free installed and Ad-ware and Spy Bot S&D.
>
> "PA Bear" . wrote in message
> news:eJfx8utOIHA.820@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Do you have a Norton application installed (e.g., Norton Internet
>> Security
>> 2005)? Do you have a third-party firewall installed (e.g., ZoneAlarm
>> Comodo)?
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
>>
>> 1. Start > Run > (type in) cmd > [OK]
>>
>> In the Command window, type:
>>
>> Netsh firewall show state
>>
>> What does the result tell you?
>>
>> Type EXIT to close.
>>
>> 2. Start> Run > (type in) cmd > [OK]
>>
>> In the Command window, type:
>>
>> Netsh firewall show config
>>
>> What does the result tell you?
>>
>> Type EXIT to close.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L.ORG http://66.39.69.143/
>>
>>
>> Fred 2002 wrote:
>>> My wife's computer is on our wireless home network and runs XP Home and
>>> IE
>>> 6. She uses Hotmail as her email client and asked me why she could not
>>> open
>>> attachments from a known source. As part of my investigation, I wanted
>>> to
>>> see if the Windows firewall was on. However, when I went to the Security
>>> Center and tried to check the status of the firewall, I got a popup
>>> message
>>> saying something like "Due to an unexplained problem the status of
>>> Windows
>>> firewall cannot be displayed." Has anyone encountered this behavior
>>> before?
>>> What do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
 
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