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I used the standard trick of assigning permissions to the "Everyone" group to allow file sharing among all the Windows 7 and winXP computers on my home network. All was working fine until my son took his computer to school and they made him load their security software. When he came home for...

Describes several methods to resolve the issue where Windows Update, Microsoft Update, update for Microsoft Security Essentials, or when you start the Windows Firewall, you receive a "0x80070424" error code. More...

Hello guys ! I seek all the information I searched over the Internet and no solution. When I'm still using Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, the game was fine and no issue, just a crappy frame-per-second numbers which is why I upgraded my RAM to 4GB and fresh new installation of Windows 7...

Hi, so i've got this virus that i recieved from an infected .exe file that i downloaded. My bad, i should've known as it happened before when nothing happened when i clicked it. Well, i've tried a bunch of stuff to remove it, but here's basicly what happens: It makes files in my...

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, now when i go to Control Panel and then to Windows Firewall I notice that it is turned off with box saying " update your Firewall settings " use "recommended settings " so I click on it and then I get a message coming up saying " WINDOWS FIREWALL CAN'T...

While it may be a short term solution, there's a beta security program named ESET Endpoint Security (Beta) that runs well on Windows 8 CP. It's good through 04/30/2012. ESET has always delivered great security products, and is working hard to deliver more. For those who doesn't trust Windows...

Provides several methods to try when Windows Update or Microsoft Update, update Microsoft Security Essentials, or launch Windows Firewall receieve a "0x80070424" error code. More...

Hey guys, I have a small network, running 5 computers. One of these computers needs to stay offline, but is needing to connect to the network to backup on the backup drive. Is there a way I can use windows firewall to block all internet access to this computer? Thanks

Hello, I've been having a difficult time with trying to find a solution to a problem I've been having for about a week already. Every time I open a website page associated with Google, the page never fully downloads, and especially, graphics do not load properly. In Chrome, which I used most...

I use Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Firewall so I thought I would use Windows Defender as well. According to my computer it is not running. When I click on it to start I receive a message "This program is turned off". "If you would like to use this program click here to turn it on"...

i have a policy in windows firewall "Core Networking - DNS (UDP-Out)" that allows all programs to access the dns server, but i want to choose which programs are allowed, how to do so?

Hello, I am having serious issues with my port forwarding. This is my long story made short: I used to have a modem which couldn't be port-forwarded, so I got a new one from my ISP. I called my ISP (I have ADSL internet connection) so they opened 2 ports, they did so successfully. The ports are...

Provides a resolution to an issue that you receive an error message "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings Error code 0x8007042c" when you try to turn on your Windows Firewall after you upgrade to Windows 7. More...

Hi, thanks in advance for any insights anyone may have. Here are the descriptions from "Who Crashed": On Wed 3/9/2011 10:45:36 PM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\030911-22526-01.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)...

I have a Windows 7 Desktop mainly used as a server to store files and I have a Windows 7 Laptop used to mainly access and store files to the desktop. I do not use homegroups because I find that workgroups work better for what I am doing. I have researched hours and hours on forums and googling...

How can you find out which port windows firewall opened up on another computer?

I recently uninstalled AVG Software & intalled Fix-it Utilities 11 Professional. The problem I am having is to get Windows 7 Firewall back in operation. When I try to turn back on the Firewall I get the message. Windows Firewall can't change some of your settings. Error code 0x80070422. Does...

hey, im having a problem with system crashing and then the inability to reboot with a manual reset. if i hold the power key to power off the system then i can boot back into windows. here is some info. on the symptoms of the crash. i have set my computer to never sleep before the crashes...

I've installed and re-installed the XBOX 360 Media Center Extender to many times to count. Each time I install it the thing fails - absolutely will not connect with my Xbox. The _only_ way I can get it to work is to disable the Windows Firewall. Probably not the ideal thing to do. Is there a...

Learn the basics of Windows Firewall and find out how to adjust it to meet your security needs. More...