Why would I not be able to turn on the Windows Firewall in the Security Center of Windows XP Home Service Pack 2? I am logged on with an account that has Administrator authority? 1 person needs an answerI do too

What antivirus/security programs are you currently running? Many of these programs have a firewall component which will disable the built-in Windows Firewall by design since you don't want to have two active firewalls. Aside from that, please also answer: The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't? The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and versions) did you use to determine this? Be sure the computer is clean: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_MalwareMS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!