If the program also includes a built in firewall then it could possibly
disable the built in Windows firewall. In general I don't recommend any
program using a software based firewall such as most "internet security"
suites but instead just use a plain old anti virus program that will not
interfere with the Windows Firewall that is much more user friendly and more
than adequate in almost all cases. See if the application you have has a
built in firewall and then disable it to see if you then can access settings
for the Windows Firewall.
Steve
"John" <me[ at ]myhome.net> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] >I have added some antivirus software to my Vista Business laptop that's not
>from MS. Is it possible this software has caused Windows Firewall to stop
>with all Security Center options greyed out as far as turning Windows
>Firewall on? Is there a registry key I can access to turn the Windows
>Firewall back on? The Windows Firewall service is running.
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