Windows 7 Firewall BROKEN

Schism · 24 Aug 2011 at 00:50

So I went to install Rosetta Stone today and there was some error that turned out to be if your Windows firewall wasn't on when installing it (strange huh?). But I have (had) ZoneAlarm, but have since disabled and uninstalled it to see if that was a part of the problem first.

Then I went to turn on the Windows Firewall but it doesn't work? Like I press any of the options on the left hand, or the "Use recommended Settings" and nothing happens, just reloads.

Any ideas?

m4cc45 · 24 Aug 2011 at 07:19

Is the service enabled and started? The service is called Windows Firewall.

Most third party firewalls disable the service when enabling theres.

M.

Schism · 24 Aug 2011 at 21:06

m4cc45 said:
Is the service enabled and started? The service is called Windows Firewall.

Most third party firewalls disable the service when enabling theres.

M.

It's on automatic startup, and when I try to start it, it just says it's won't work...

modo77 · 24 Aug 2011 at 23:45

open a dos window (in admin) and type netsh advfirewall reset

Schism · 25 Aug 2011 at 10:48

modo77 said:
open a dos window (in admin) and type netsh advfirewall reset

No luck

"An error occurred while attempting to contact the Windows Firewall service. Make sure that the service is running and try your request again."