Keep getting access is denied
"StephenB" wrote:
Quote:
> "Michael D. Ober" <obermd.@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
> >"Judy "Goggy" Tiller" <jtiller2007@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:36D9ACD3-5EEB-4E4E-88D4-FA201A71AC38@xxxxxx Quote:
> >>
> >> --
> >> Judy Tiller
> >>
> >>
> >> "harmonp" wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am running ZoneAlarm Security Suite and Windows Vista firewall is
> >>> turned
> >>> off. Nevertheless the Windows Security Alert red shield continues to
> >>> display
> >>> in the task bar. Apparently it doesn't know that another firewall is
> >>> running. This didn't happen in XP. How can I get rid of the alert as
> >>> long
> >>> as ZA is actually running?
> >>
> >
> >Upgrade your Zone Alarm. Chances are the version you have isn't Vista aware
> >and isn't hooking into the Windows Security Center. If you have the current
> >version, deinstall it, reboot to safe mode to delete any remaining files,
> >and then reboot and reinstall.
> >
> >Mike.
> > >
> The following may help if the WMI database used by the Security Center is
> corrupt and not reporting your protection status correctly:
>
> Run a cmd prompt as administrator.
> type the following command: winmgmt /verifyrepository
> if the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent"
> run this command: winmgmt /salvagerepository
>
> The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands to the
> services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the services to
> shut down. Run the command again. I actually ran it 3 times before it finally
> ran and completed on its own.
>
> Reboot your system.
>
> or
>
> Another a solution (provided by Mark L. in another venue) that is reported to
> work for both XP and Vista:
>
> This trick for fixing that issue in XP apparently works in Vista, too. In
> Vista you probably need to run elevated. There are two ways of doing the
> same thing - the first way is using the gui and the second way is from the
> command line. Your choice. Set a System Restore point first.
> Method A
> Start>Run>services.msc [enter]
> Scroll down to Windows Management Instrumentation and double-click it.
> Now click on the "Pause" button. Leave that window open and double-click
> My Computer. Navigate to %systemroot%\Windows\System32\wbem (where
> %systemroot% is the drive where XP is installed). Delete the Repository
> folder and *only* the Repository folder. Now go back to the WMI service
> window you left open and restart the service.
> This will rebuild the Repository and hopefully straighten out the
> incorrect entries for all your duplicates.
> In order to see the Windows files, you may need to unhide them:
> Make sure you are able to see all hidden files and extensions (View tab
> in Folder Options).
> Check "Display the contents of system folders".
> Check "Show hidden files and folders".
> Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and click "OK" to the
> dialog box.
>
> Method B from MVP Torgeir Bakken (more elegant)
> Open a command window (Start/Run --> cmd.exe) and run the following commands:
> net stop winmgmt
> cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem
> ren repository repository.old
> (or delete it using the command "rd /s repository" instead of the ren command)
> net start winmgmt
> It may take a minute or so to complete while WMI rebuilds the database.
>
> -steve
>
>
>
>
> --
> Stephen Boots
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live
> sboots@xxxxxx
>