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"Bob" <Bob(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am having a firewall problem also. Each & every time that I turn my
>machine
> on I find my firewall turned OFF. I have the box"allow no exceptions"
> checked
> to no avail. Any ideas???
>
> "Michael" wrote:
>
>> I am unable to turn on my Windows Firewall. When I try to oepn it
>> through
>> the Control Panel, I receive an error message stating "Windows cannot
>> open
>> the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service."
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>> --
>> Michael

One likely reason:
If you are also running AVG it is designed to shut down another firewall.
You can confirm this info by visiting the AVG Forum.