Running RTM build. I had RC1 previously and firewall was on. After upgrading
to RTM firewall is off and can't be turned on, citing Group Policy.
I followed the advice below re: the Services Control Panel, the other two
are started, but Firewall isn't even listed on either tab.
Someone asked me is OneCare installed. No. I had it under XP but had to
uninstall it with Vista beta 2.
Why has Windows turned off my firewall and why can't I turn it back on?
"onerats" wrote:
>
> I'm having the same problem here (security center can't start the
> firewall, trying to start from the services control panel gets error
> #13). Looking at the event viewer, I see:
>
> The Windows Firewall Service was unable to retrieve the security policy
> from the local storage. The service will continue enforcing the current
> policy. Error Code: 2147942413
>
> And:
>
> The Windows Firewall Service was unable to parse the new security
> policy. The service will continue with currently enforced policy.
> Error Code: 2147942413
>
> I've gone into the group policy object editor and fiddled with the
> firewall policy settings, but to no avail -- I just can't get the
> firewall to start. Suggestions?
>
>
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