firewall issues

The DNS server not responding error plagues countless internet users every day, causing frustration and confusion as access to websites grinds to a halt. Fortunately, in most cases, resolving this error doesn’t require advanced technical skills—just a systematic approach and an understanding of...

In recent weeks, Windows 11 users have encountered a persistent issue involving the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Following the installation of the June 2025 non-security preview update (KB5060829), many reported recurring error logs in the Event Viewer, specifically Event ID 2042...

Windows administrators and IT professionals tracking the steady cadence of Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates will have taken particular interest in the July release, which has brought significant news for Windows 11 users. While Patch Tuesday typically focuses on crucial security updates and...

Windows 11’s June update cycle was supposed to be a routine reinforcement of security and stability, but instead it has thrown Microsoft’s flagship OS into a period of rare, headline-making chaos. For both everyday users and seasoned IT admins, the past few weeks have been a frustrating lesson...

Completely fresh reinstall of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on a Dell Inspiron 1570 laptop. Using the entire 160 Gb new hard disk, formatted as per windows setup. Installing from a USB stick loaded with W7 installation files purchased from ebay. I am using the SLIC in the machine's BIOS together with...

Iv tried everything to get my firewall started I believe the problem started when my Anti virus free trail expired so I was without an Anti virus for a few days. Anyway I now have Avast anti virus installed and Spybot but when I check my firewall, windows update and windows security center they...

Hi My first post about needing help with my new computer. As it says in the title I can't turn on the Windows Firewall. I looked online and this seems to be a common Windows 8 problem but I didn't find any good answers. I'm not ready to run refresh yet. Anyone have any...

I just got an Acer Predator. I transferred settings from XP using Windows Easy Transfer. The Internet connection was working perfectly. I installed Comodo Firewall, Avira AntiVir and ThreatFire. Then it could not connect. I plug the Ethernet cable into the XP computer and it connects no...

Hello guys! I've got Problems with Windows 7 since I bought it - mainly with Internet connection. I'm using Windows 7 Professional via BootCamp on a Macbook Pro, with drivers, of course. My Firewall is completely deactivated. It worked fine for a few months, but now my old problem came back: I...

I am trying to link up a DELL LAPTOP Home basic WIN 7 64bit OEM with a desktop running XP SP 3. The router is Quidway Huawei. I have run thru all the suggestions of putting Network discovery on etc and all the necessary services and options are ON. From the LAPTOP the DESKTOP PC is not...

Currently I have an internal network (no internet access), with a few XP workstations conencted via a hub, working fine. When I added a Win 7 computer, it cannot connect to the network. It says "unidentified network" and when I run troubleshooter, result is "does not have a valid IP...

I'm the only user of the computer and supposedly have Admin rights. However, cannot manage computer or install any software. I activated the hidden Administrator account and created a new user account with admin rights, but same result, the new account cannot perform admin tasks. All this...

Hi there. I have two computers in the same wireless network both running Win7 64bit ultimate. They are in the same network and I can share files between the two and both have internet connection. The computer connected to the router can't access the computer with the USB wireless dongle (the...

Hello. I have a MSI wind Notebook 100U (Realtek wireless card) that connects perfectly in my WEP home network. It also connects nice with others WEP networks and with most cabled network. I had installed Windows 7 three month ago. When it ran Windows XP I had no problems to connect with WPA...

I'm trying to copy a series of files from my old XP machine to the new Win 7 machine. I've turned off User access control, I made myself the owner of the machine, etc., the files on the old machine have no permissions preventing the copying. I am the owner of both machines and there is no...

for more the 1 one week my win7 doesen't update anymore and it gives me this error WindowsUpdate_dt000 WindowsUpdate_C004F014 it's not the firewall conflicting with winupdate.so i need help:)! thanks.

Hi, I previously used an XP computer on the domain wth a name like 'mylaptop'. I replaced the drive and have Windows 7 Ultimate installed and am unable to join the computer 'mylaptop' to the domain. I've done these things... 1. Ran NSLOOKUP to verify I can see the domain controller 2...

Every time I run Windows Update in my 7 install, I get the the same 80072EE2 error and have no clue how to fix it. It seems to be effected by some sort of firewall, but I've tried using just windows, just mcafee, and nothing, but have had no success. It's also effecting a few of my other...

Hey, I've been using the beat for a few days now, and can't resolve this predicament. My programs (notable, the Zune Software) can't connect to the internet. I can't login to my Zune ID, access the marketplace, or get info from the album info DB when needed. Another program I use, a twitter...