Changing Workgroups: Turning Off The Firewall
Nov 13, 2007
just installed vista last night all seems well except for networking one machine on vista (Andys PC) and one on win xp (Kyle) couldn't see the xp machine at first so followed instructions on this site including turning off the firewall now i can see the xp machine on vista but can't see vista machine on xp so i thought that if i changed the vista machine workgroup to mshome it would work but i can't seem to do it any ideas?
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May 4, 2008
Everytime I turn my laptop on or log back into it the windows firewall is turned off... Is there anyway to keep it on so I don't have to manually turn it on all the time?
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Mar 23, 2008
I'm running Vista on my new laptop and have had a couple problems with my firewall turning off by itself. I do have McAfee on it that also keeps saying that there is an error with security and that it has stopped running. It does this everytime I turn it on and go online. I do have an additional anti-virus program called Threatfire which is another free downloadable program that was suggested by a couple of local computer techs. Whenever I run a virus scan everything comes up clean with the exception of Threatfire alerting me several times of potential malware that I've quarantined. I noticed on a previous question that a anti-virus program called "AVG" is mentioned and another download through Kaspersky.com. Has anyone else even heard of ThreatFire and is it comparable to these other free antivirus programs?
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Jun 8, 2008
I am having trouble to access files from vista to xp(NTFS). There is no problem for XP to get in vista but not vice versa. I can see the name of xp computer from vista network but just could not get in. When I click the XP for access, no error messages but just stuck there forever and I could not kill it after ~20 minutes even with "task manager" so that I had to reboot the computer. Both computers connect same private network wirelessly. I made both computer workgroup name same, off firewalls, and filesharing configuration according to MS manual for each computers as follows; xp file sharing: check "share this folder on the network"check "allow network users to change my files vista network and sharing center:On: "network discovery", "file sharing", "public folder sharing", "printer sharing". Off: "password protected sharing", "Media sharing". Share folder : check "share this folder" and add "everyone" for "permission".
Perhaps, I need to do more adjustment for my xp beyond turning off firewall and file sharing configuration as above but don't know what. I am working on this for 2 days and nights without success. I've even tried to connect by cross cable but it did not work either.
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Oct 13, 2009
Is there a way to find out what keeps turning off the built in firewall? I run Vista and get the warning every so often that the firewall is turned off. It usually goes right back on in a moment.
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Mar 23, 2008
My XP computers have a workgroup called: GROUP. I have just installed Vista Home Premium on a new computer I am building and, although I worked slowly and carefully (2nd instal because of this problem), I was not given any opportunity to name the workgroup on the new Vista computer. Instead it has been called: WORKGROUP, which is obviously the default, but as I said, I was not given any power to name the workgroup, whereas with XP the option to over-ride the default is always given.
The new install of Vista has picked up the XP workgroup (GROUP) and can see it alright, but this is untidy: I want one workgroup for all my computers. What I want simply is to delete WORKGROUP and have the new Vista computer to be part of the existing workgroup, i.e. GROUP.
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Sep 24, 2009
I have a laptop running Windows Vista and would like print from it. I have a Desk top running XP and have set up the wireless router, workgroups and the printer. My Desktop can see the Laptop; but the Laptop doesn't show the Desktop and I am unable to print from the Laptop. We do have another laptop running XP and it's able to view the desktop and print with no problem.
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May 19, 2008
I am using Vista ultimate with a new Canon LBP2900I laser printer. If I print with the windows firewall turned on it takes an age ti get a print out, if I turn off the firewall it prints stright away. All the drivers are up to date. In the firewall exceptions the printer is listed and ticked
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Jun 30, 2008
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I need to stop all this stuff. I'm open to anything - deleting system files, dlls, registry tweaks, anything.
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Apr 5, 2008
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Feb 15, 2009
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Oct 20, 2009
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Mar 29, 2008
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Jun 18, 2008
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Mar 23, 2008
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Feb 18, 2009
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Mar 23, 2008
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Mar 23, 2008
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Jan 2, 2010
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Apr 16, 2008
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Oct 7, 2009
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The HD is recognised in Bios. The repair from a disc was completed Now it will boot into windows but nothing, no user, no task bar, nothing just an arrow on the screen with a background. I have tried removing memory and starting up repair for a second time bootsect via cmd nothing, i cant boot into safe mode, it just loops back to normal boot, it has no restore points.
I only have vista basic and vista business discs, and he does not have a disc, it came with a partition, i have tried recovery but it tells me there is not backup, yet i can get the task manager up and into cmd, this shows me all the files, so i know there is no issue there. I am assuming that the boot file in boot.ini is up the duff. Is there any way i can get this thing to boot up with his user and all back to normal?
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Mar 24, 2009
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Mar 29, 2008
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Jun 15, 2008
My question: can I simply install the 64 bit version over the current 32 bit? Can I just put the discs back into the machine and let Vista take it's course by ticking the 64 bit option when it appears on the load up screen?
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Dec 20, 2008
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