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urponator
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_ 		9. July 2012 @ 13:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My Windows Firewall stopped working recently. I can't recall that I did anything special before it halted. Windows did however install updates and I noticed it after I logged in again, afaik it worked before that. Tried starting the firewall from control panel got Error code 0x80070424.
Tried this already:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/arc...abase-list.aspx
Afterwards no error from control panel (just loads and then nothing), but from services.msc (when starting the firewall) I get "windows could not start the windows firewall on local computer. for more information, review the system event log. If this is a non-microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error code 5."
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JST1946
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_ 		9. July 2012 @ 13:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds like you may have some type of infection You may want to try Ad-Aware or Malwarebytes.You can also use the Microsoft Fixit center and see if it finds anything.

http://fixitcenter.support.microsoft.com/Portal
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aldan
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_ 		9. July 2012 @ 23:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
not a virus,just a windows update problem. try this link.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968002
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urponator
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_ 		10. July 2012 @ 00:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by aldan:
 not a virus,just a windows update problem. try this link.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968002
Ok, thanks!
Restored and re-installed the updates, working.
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aldan
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_ 		10. July 2012 @ 00:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
good deal.
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