Vista shows multiple firewalls active - screenshot
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 06:49 AM
#2
Posted 15 April 2008 - 07:50 AM
By default, it starts by showing "startup items." Take a look through there and see if you see more than one Comodo.
I took a look at http://forums.comodo.com/ and didn't see any related posts. They are still a great resource for Comodo related questions. Let me know what Defend shows.
#3
Posted 15 April 2008 - 08:07 AM
#4
Posted 15 April 2008 - 08:21 AM
Create a restore point by going to Control Panel\System and Maintenance\Backup and Restore Center, click on "create a restore point" on the left hand panel. When the new options appears, click on Create (bottom right). Follow the prompts.
Uninstall Comodo firewall and reboot.
Go to the Start Menu and enter regedit
service list:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\Services
You can see the display name of the service by going to:
Start->Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services
Uninstall and reboot and check for proper cleanup:
1) Check in ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\Services’ that there is no entry for Comodo Firewall
2) Right click on ‘My Network Place’ choose Properties and then right click on ‘Local Area Connection’ and choose properties and check if in the general tab you have an entry for ‘Comodo Firewall Driver’ and if so click on uninstall and reboot
4) Go to c:\Program Files\ and delete the folder ‘Comodo’
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#5
Posted 15 April 2008 - 08:56 AM
#6
Posted 15 April 2008 - 09:28 AM
#7
Posted 15 April 2008 - 10:04 AM
I went ahead and installed Zone Alarm for Vista, as Comodo doesn't show in programs and features after uninstall,
also note: even before performing the above -> Comodo Icon didn't show in the programs and features list
Edit: Update:
I found another entry in the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Comodo Group <-Folder
Edit: Update 2:
I have reinstalled Comodo then followed your instructions again, I also delete the key posted above and found one additional
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\ There were 6 files listed in this key
I also disabled security center -> restarted -> re-enabled it.
Note: When I reinstalled Comodo there was an Icon for it in Programs and Features, but it still showed 2 comodo's through Security Center.
This is still not fixed, as it shows Comodo as being active when a search both in registry and on all files/folders turns up nothing.
Edit: Update 3:
Do you have any idea on this one?
I deleted in total 20+ registry keys from the registry for comodo, there are still a few more on there that I am nervous to mess with so figured I would throw one up as an example:
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Comodo Firewall Miniport
Edited by Phenix, 15 April 2008 - 12:05 PM.
#8
Posted 15 April 2008 - 01:58 PM
1) Uninstalled through add/remove programs
2) Create Restore point
3) Launch Regedit (Search for and delete Comodo registry keys by using ctrl+F)
4) Show hidden and system folders
5) From windows explorer right click the drive where installed and select search (Delete all instances)
6) Through Administrative Tools - stop service (Windows Management Instrumentation)
7) Navigate to C:\windows\system32\wbem\ and delete Repository Folder
8) Go back to services and restart Windows Management Instrumentation
9) Restart the computer to rebuild the Repository
10) Reinstall or install other firewall
Edited by Phenix, 15 April 2008 - 01:59 PM.
#9
Posted 16 April 2008 - 09:34 AM
#10
Posted 16 April 2008 - 10:08 AM
I went to the command prompt and did the following commands
cd C:\
net stop winmgmt
winmgmt /verifyrepository
let it come back and tell me there were inconsistencies
winmgmt /salvagerepository
net start winmgmt
then rebooted
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It seems after a lot reading and tinkering with this that it is quite common for the security center to become corrupt after installing/uninstalling security programs, in addition I couldn't find much information on this next section of my post. I don't guarantee any of this as I just found it all while experimenting with this problem, I didn't get to try this as my problem was fixed another way:
Looking back I wish I would have done the following:
1) go to control panel -> administrative tools -> computer managementv->
2) expanded services and applications
3) Right click WMI Control and select properties
4) Backup/Restore Tab -> Select Backup now (Before becoming corrupted)
5) After corruption I could have Restored
I just backed up my laptop WMI to the WBEM folder under system32 as Repository Recovery.rec
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In Addition I wanted to include this utility by Microsoft that I found which I did not get to try, but think I will mess with on a test machine just to see what it can do. Will update here with a review afterwards.
http://www.microsoft...;displaylang=en
Edited by Phenix, 16 April 2008 - 10:18 AM.
#11
Posted 16 April 2008 - 01:18 PM
#12
Posted 09 June 2008 - 05:06 PM
You should try to pose yourself the question why it is listed twice, where that information is stored and fix that specific location.
No need to reinstall your firewall if it is good working, Comodo can be a mess to uninstall.
(It had me a day without internet, still entries not deleted here and there, though I removed it 2 weeks ago.)
Edited by TomWij, 09 June 2008 - 05:06 PM.
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