How to restore Window firewall?

"buihanguyen" wrote:

> Maybe spam or virus have damaged my Window firewall so it can not enable and
> no longer working. So I would ask for another version to repair my firewall.
> Thanks

.... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You need to Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.

2... You need to be sure your system is clean from malwares and Viruses by
scanning for them.
http://www.avast.com
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org

Then to your Firewall issue try this:
= Run command: (Credit to the MVP Ramesh)

rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132
%windir%\inf\netrass.inf

Restart Windows, and then run this command (from Command Prompt):
NETSH FIREWALL RESET
Reboot your computer and See if you can have access to turn ON the
firewall and stay next time.

"Windows Firewall problems and solutions"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920074/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357

= Open a Run command and type:
Services.msc click [OK]
On the services control panel make sure these services are Automatically
started.

Security Accounts Manager
Security centre
Server
Close the Services control panel and Reboot your machine.
HTH.
Let us know.
nass
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