i recently installed win 7 on my laptop and immediately installed nis 2011. i've had trouble getting most of the websites that i regularly visit to load properly and have tried many times to disable nis smart firewall and turn on windows firewall - with no success.
i can disable smart firewall, but when i try to turn on windows firewall, the win 7 action center almost immediately tells me both firewalls are off. i click the option to turn on windows firewall, and next thing i know it is off again.
i was a pretty savvy xp user but i'm new to win 7. i'm looking for an explanation as to what the problem is without digging too deep into the windows 7 plumbing.
can anyone provide an explanation as to whats happening, and/or any suggestions that would enable me to disable smart firewall and turn on windows firewall? i posted a similar question several months ago - no response.
much appreciated.
joc512