Unable to start Windows Firewall

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  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #51

    Same problem


    Thanks! I had the same problem. My firewall services was missing. Really didn't want to do a clean install. This registry procedure worked for me. Without my firewall working I was able to share my printer.
    Thanks again tombombodil.
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  2. Posts : 1
    Win 7 64 bit
       #52

    Thank you!!


    Hey, Your the man. I've been search all over the net for this fix. And your the first one that fixed it completely.
    Thanks



    Balon said:
    Hi there, my name is Balon and I am pretty sure I have the way to fix your problem.

    IT IS SUGGESTED YOU BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE PROCEEDING

    Backing Up Your Registry
    1. Go Here and download ERUNT
      (ERUNT (Emergency Recovery Utility NT) is a free program that allows you to keep a complete backup of your registry and restore it when needed.)
    2. Install ERUNT by following the prompts
      (use the default install settings but say no to the portion that asks you to add ERUNT to the start-up folder, if you like you can enable this option later)
    3. Start ERUNT
      (either by double clicking on the desktop icon or choosing to start the program at the end of the setup)
    4. Choose a location for the backup
      (the default location is C:\WINDOWS\ERDNT which is acceptable).
    5. Make sure that at least the first two check boxes are ticked
    6. Press OK
    7. Press YES to create the folder.

    Registry Modifications



    Download both the registry files

    bfe.reg

    firewall.reg

    Launch and import them to registry

    Restart your PC

    Now,open RUN and type

    regedit and click ok

    go to

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE

    Right click on it-permissions

    Click on ADD and type

    Everyone and click ok

    Now Click on Everyone

    Below you have permission for users

    Select full control and click ok

    Now,open RUN and type

    services.msc and click ok

    start base filtering engine service and then windows firewall service

    For further assistance contact me here, I will be checking this thread every few hours, this worked for me and it should work for you too.
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  3. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 home premium 64bit
       #53

    thank you thankyou thankyou


    I had to re-read your solution to find that i had to do some extra steps to enable my firewall. anyhow had the nasty win 7 home 2012 antivirus virus being a techie i fixed it manually boot in safe mode etc...only to find out it left extra damage. thankyou thankyou thankyou!
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  4. Posts : 1
    Win 7 Pro x64
       #54

    Just wanted to say thanks to Balon who I believe posted the fix to this problem.
    I had the same virus and had been searching for a fix to restore missing MS Firewall service. I followed the procedure outlined in this chain and it worked perfectly the first time.
    Thanks a bunch for sharing!!
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  5. Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #55

    Balon - Thank you so much!!! It worked perfectly - you are brilliant and I appreciate it more than I can say.
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  6. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #56

    Just registered to join in the chorus of thanks to Balon -- this was messing up my McAfee Firewall, and neither McAfee nor Microsoft has anything this cogent or helpful posted. You are the MAN, Balon!
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  7. Posts : 2
    32bit Win7 Ultimate
       #57

    Balon,

    Thank you, I have been searching for days to fix this and only solution I thought I had left was to re-format.

    Thank you for your time again.

    Drftr
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  8. Posts : 1
    windows 7 64bit
       #58

    windows firewall repair


    Hi
    I had the same problems as A lot of you I could not repair Windows Firewall what ever I tryed,them I came across a program at TWEAKING.com I ran the program and problem solved
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  9. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #59

    Great thread!


    Thanks for the great fix, I'm running AVG and it stopped the virus from really appearing but I don't think it stopped it in time because my firewall was turned off as well.

    I noticed that for some reason the windows defender was turned off as well and is getting the same error message 0x80070424, just like the one in the case of the firewall not responding. Did anyone else have this problem? Or is it just because I'm running AVG or some other program that's shut it off.

    Thanks again Balon for the fix.

    Cheers
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 64 bit
       #60

    Balon,

    I have the same problem as other people with being unable to activate their Windows 7 Firewall. I have completely removed all viruses through Hitman Pro and Malwarebytes. The only problem is that I can add the bfe.reg and firewall.reg files (or at least it appears to be added; a popup says that they have been added), but when I go to regedit, it just says HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE.

    At first, I just kept going, restarting, right clicking HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, adding Everyone, and then granting full permission. However, I still received an error message when I went to services.msc and tried to Start BFE and Windows Firewall. When I went back to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE after restarting, Everyone was still there, but it did not have full permission even though I allowed it earlier.

    I suppose this is because the bfe.reg and firewall.reg files aren't being properly added to the registry, but I approved every popup and it said, "The keys and values contained in C:\Users\NAME\Downloads\bfe.reg have been successfully added to the registry."

    Help would be very much appreciated. I am flipping out without Windows Firewall.
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