Hi all, new to these forums so sorry in advance if this is the wrong place to post this, but as title says, serious help needed.
Ok to start with im running Windows Vista Home Basice Off of a Compaq presario CQ40 Notebook PC(if that helps at all :S) 32-bit OS.
Ok now for the problem.
I was using my comp on wireless internet, turned it off and when i came back to it my firewall all of a sudden was busted. I have gone into Windows Security Centre and it comes up with the four options, Firewall, Automatic Updating, Malware Protection and Other Security Options. Now Firewall says Off. Automatic updating says Off. Malware protection says Check Settings, and Other is OK!. Now I click on the option under firewall to turn it on and it comes up saying Security Centre can't turn on windows firewall. Now underneath that it says turn it on manually, so i click that and i get another screen with a warning box saying "Windows Firewall is not using the recomended settings to protect your computer.
To the right of that there is an update settings now button, i click that and im sent to a Windows needs your permission to continue screen where i select continue. Now i get a screen saying Windows firewall was unable to make the requested updates.
Also since this has happened my Optus wireless internet wont connect which means no internet access on that notebook, and now my iphone is not detected by itunes...
Im seriously about the chuck this ******* thing out the window.
Also it wont let me manualy change any of the setting in the services section and also will not let me open the event log.
Please tell it is fixable, oh and im using an updated AVG, scanned full computer no viruses.
Hopefully someone out there has an answer to my problem or is able to help me along
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me
Ok to start with im running Windows Vista Home Basice Off of a Compaq presario CQ40 Notebook PC(if that helps at all :S) 32-bit OS.
Ok now for the problem.
I was using my comp on wireless internet, turned it off and when i came back to it my firewall all of a sudden was busted. I have gone into Windows Security Centre and it comes up with the four options, Firewall, Automatic Updating, Malware Protection and Other Security Options. Now Firewall says Off. Automatic updating says Off. Malware protection says Check Settings, and Other is OK!. Now I click on the option under firewall to turn it on and it comes up saying Security Centre can't turn on windows firewall. Now underneath that it says turn it on manually, so i click that and i get another screen with a warning box saying "Windows Firewall is not using the recomended settings to protect your computer.
To the right of that there is an update settings now button, i click that and im sent to a Windows needs your permission to continue screen where i select continue. Now i get a screen saying Windows firewall was unable to make the requested updates.
Also since this has happened my Optus wireless internet wont connect which means no internet access on that notebook, and now my iphone is not detected by itunes...
Im seriously about the chuck this ******* thing out the window.
Also it wont let me manualy change any of the setting in the services section and also will not let me open the event log.
Please tell it is fixable, oh and im using an updated AVG, scanned full computer no viruses.
Hopefully someone out there has an answer to my problem or is able to help me along
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me
now i can finally do some work, cheers to all.