Vista firewall errors

I tried to turn it on but kept getting the message that I was unable to open the security center error code 0x6D9. I tried to install live onecare with the same results. Yep, I tried antimalware and antispy ware to no avail. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :.

Cancel Submit. Waseemulla Shariff. Since I am not a professor of firewalls and port numbers, I took the ruthless approach and just temporarily turned the Windows Firewall Off on the server side. If I turned the Firewall O n at the server, the Vista machine just would not join the domain. When I turned the firewall O f f the Vista machines joined the main without any trouble. For me, this discovery finally sealed the message The following error occurred attempting to join the domain as a firewall problem.

See SolarWinds Firewall Browser ». Creating a computer account in Active Directory While there is no harm in creating a computer account in the name of the machine that you want to join to the domain, this is neither essential, nor is it the root cause of this error.

The only problem that creating a computer solves, is if the account that tries to join the Vista machine to the domain is NOT a Domain Admin. Even in this situation, Vista provides a dialog box so that you can enter the name of Domain Admin and thus overcome permission problems. In my troubleshooting experiments the key to persuading a Vista machine to join an Active Directory domain was turning off the firewall at the Windows Server end.

In my opinion The following error occurred attempting to join the domain is most likely to be a firewall problem. Improved Windows Explorer. Finding Tools Menu and Explorer Settings. How to Create Virtual Folders. Desktop Tips and Tricks. Vista Documents and Special Folders. Sidebar and Gadgets.

Check Performance with ipMonitor. Printer Install Problems. Remote Desktop Connection. System and Maintenance. System Protection. Microsoft Vista Security. I tried typing in sc start bfe several different times, a few seconds apart and I still get the same results that I mentioned earlier. It never comes up with an error. When I select 'Base Filtering Engine' in the Settings as administrator, it is already set to automatic, but under status it does not say 'started'.

Error 5: Access is denied. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows Vista Security. Sign in to vote. I also uninstalled and reinstalled Microsoft Security Essentials. I'm stuck, please help. Thursday, November 15, PM.

Yes you are starting the command properly. Right click the Policy key and choose Permissions. Click Add and Enter. Then click Check Names the name will change to just bfe and then Ok.