If it says your firewall is "On" but Windows Firewall is "Off" it probably has a 3rd party firewall, Nortons, ZoneAlarm...etcunfaithfulsfan wrote:He's got (@#!!$#@&%#$#@!!!) Norton on here that is not activated. I tried disabling the Windows firewall but got a weird response. In the firewall options, it says it's off, but in security center it still shows it as on. I'm wondering if Norton could be blocking access?
That's really grasping at straws I know. I'm hesitant to uninstall it but I'm seriously thinking about it.
Jack
I know you say this comp has never been on the internet, but is it possible someone has ran Windows Update?
One of the updates last week interfered with firewall setups, especially if you have a 3rd party firewall!
I dont know if that will help but I've had to uninstall Win Update KB951748 on 3 comps that could no longer connect to the internet.
Just a thought!
