Reactivate Firewall

Hi Folks,
I recently removed McAfee from my system and now I have no firewall and I am
unable to reactivate it. Can anyone tell me the procedure to reactivate the
firewall in Windows XP Pro.
Many thanks
Triggs

"Triggs" wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> I recently removed McAfee from my system and now I have no firewall and I am
> unable to reactivate it. Can anyone tell me the procedure to reactivate the
> firewall in Windows XP Pro.
> Many thanks
> Triggs

You cannot start the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892199/en-us
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm
HTH.
nass
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http://www.nasstec.co.uk

Start\Settings\Control Panel\Windows Firewall\General Tab --> Click On

If Control Panel options are in Category View:
....Control Panel\Security Center\Windows Firewall (under "Manage security
settings for")



"Triggs" <Triggs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4A9340E-768C-45D6-BB9B-034D38539784@microsoft.com...
> Hi Folks,
> I recently removed McAfee from my system and now I have no firewall and I
> am
> unable to reactivate it. Can anyone tell me the procedure to reactivate
> the
> firewall in Windows XP Pro.
> Many thanks
> Triggs