firewall problem error code 0x6D9

stanehyve

Something has happened to the firewall on my laptop, It says it is off and I can't get it to go on, I can't conect to wi-fi, printer not working. There is an error code 0x6D9. Can anyone help.

Regards Stanehyve

MadTechie

First I would recommend you to check if the Windows Firewall service is started and its startup type is set to Automatic. To do this, follow these steps.
1. Click Start, type services, right click on Services item from the list, click “Run as administrator”.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.
2. From the list of services, double click on Windows Firewall, change the startup type to Automatic, click Start and then click ok.

Once the above steps are executed, check for the Firewall settings.
1. Click Start, click Control Panel.
2. Click Security Center, check if the Firewall status is ON.
3. If Firewall status is OFF, then click Windows Firewall in the left pane of the window and adjust the settings.

(copied from MS)

stanehyve

Ok done that, it says The Windows firewall with advanced security snap in failed to load. Restart the windows firewall service on the computer that you are managing,, error code 0x6D9.

waddler_8

Microsoft fixit http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_security_diagnostic/en-us