Windows firewall in Vista Windows security centre

Every time I shut off, hibernate or put my laptop to sleep it turns off the
fire wall and so i'm having to continually turn it back on again every time i
use it - I have no other fire wall programme on the laptop.

Please help!

In the Start Search box of the Start Menu, type services.msc. Is the
Windows Firewall service set to be Automatic at startup?

In the Start Menu type devmgmt.msc, and open Device Manager. On the View
tab, choose "Devices by connection" and put a check next to "Show hidden
devices". Look for Windows Firewall Authorization Driver (it will have a
gold gear icon). Double-click that, and on the Driver tab, make sure the
Startup type is set to "Demand".

Right, I've got to the 'sevices' window but i don't have a view tab or
anything where i can choose 'show hidden devices'. The only tabs are
'extended' and 'standard' and the only mention of 'view' is on the top menu
and doesn't have the required option.

Windows firewall shows with a blue gear wheel (so i assume its not the right
one), when i go into it it gives start up options of 'automatic' (which it
was already set to), automatic (delayed start), manual and disabled - no
option for for 'demand'

Your Services setting looks to be fine. You can close that window. The
second thing I was talking about is a different console, called devmgmt.msc,
or Device Manager. This where you'll find View in the menu.

sorry, my bad, it's still doing it - also noticed that the firewall turns off
every time the wireless internet connection drops off

Mine does the same thing only when connecting or reconnecting to the
internet. Any fixes yet??

A long time passed since this thread; I have exactly the same problem, is
there a solution yet??

Yes, a VERY long time. And though you quoted a lot of material, it
included more than one post/reply and is difficult to read.

You should start a new thread, and give a detailed description of your
problem and what you have already tried to do to fix it.

My problem is exactly as described in this and several other threads:
The Windows firewall on my Acer 5715Z laptop with Vista Home Basic reverts
to OFF when the laptop wakes up from standby or after turning it on.
I defined it as ON several times, and I also checked all the suggestions in
this thread (the CAPS at the end of the steps are my answer):
1. In the Start Search box of the Start Menu, type services.msc. Is the
Windows Firewall service set to be Automatic at startup? YES, IT IS
2. In the Start Menu type devmgmt.msc, and open Device Manager. On the View
tab, choose "Devices by connection" and put a check next to "Show hidden
devices". Look for Windows Firewall Authorization Driver (it will have a
gold gear icon). Double-click that, and on the Driver tab, make sure the
Startup type is set to "Demand". YES, IT IS.

That seems to be a problem common to Acer laptops dating back well
over a year.

I have no answer, and cannot find one. The closes I came was one that
suggested that a lot of Acer systems came preinstalled with Norton
Internet Security and after the trial period expired it was either
interfering, or an uninstall was incomplete and it was still
interfering. The rationale being that two firewalls running together,
one will lose... usually Vista's.

Check that out. If it doesn't help, you might try installing the
free version of Zone Alarm.

The laptop came with McAfee trial which I removed and installed AVG
(antivirus, no firewall).
I installed the Comodo firewall and it seems Ok for the one day I have it. I
hope it will not cause other problems; if it will not work our I will try the
Zone Alarm.

I can cope with it but I am wondering how two reputable firms, MS and Acer,
let this serious security issue unsolved!!! This is supposed to be a turnkey
system for the ordinary guy!

Comodo is probably better. Zone Alarm had some recent problems with
one of the MS updates. I'm not sure that's been fixed.

I had some problems with ZA some years ago and just stopped using it.

Your guess is as good as anyone's. But I'd put the blame on Acer,
before Microsoft.

After two weeks with Comodo I am happy to say that I had no problems.
It is a little too verbose and warns about every little program, even the
Window ones, but it remembers what I allow and it quiets down with time.
So the problem is "solved".

[shep]

turn on base filtering engine in the services. Usually norton or some other firewall will turn of this service.