Security Configuration Wizard: Catastrophic Failure

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Subject Author Date Security Configuration Wizard: Catastrophic Failure mandla1000 10-07-2005  Re: Security Configuration Wizard: Catastrophic Fa... Roger Abell [MV... 10-10-2005

Posted by mandla1000 on October 7, 2005, 8:30 am Please log in for more thread options I am trying to apply an updated security policy to a Windows 2003 member server. Everytime I run the wizard it fails with the following errors: Extension NameMicrosoft.OS.Networking.Firewall 0x8000ffff Error occurred configuring firewall settings Catastrophic failure 0x8000ffff Extension failed in configure Catastrophic failure 0x8000ffff Cannot complete extension processing: Microsoft.OS.Networking.Firewall Catastrophic failure The firewall service is running and I have tried to apply the configuration with the firewall enabled and disabled. Any ideas? Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on October 10, 2005, 12:45 am Please log in for more thread options crossposting to microsoft.public.security.scw show/hide quoted text >I am trying to apply an updated security policy to a Windows 2003 > member server. Everytime I run the wizard it fails with the following > errors: > Extension NameMicrosoft.OS.Networking.Firewall > 0x8000ffff Error occurred configuring firewall settings Catastrophic > failure > 0x8000ffff Extension failed in configure Catastrophic failure > 0x8000ffff Cannot complete extension processing: > Microsoft.OS.Networking.Firewall Catastrophic failure > The firewall service is running and I have tried to apply the > configuration with the firewall enabled and disabled. > Any ideas? > Similar Threads Posted Security Configuration Wizard: 2nd try August 2, 2006, 9:44 am Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) March 1, 2007, 2:35 pm Re: How to install security configuration wizard December 30, 2005, 2:24 pm Security Configuration Wizard question December 12, 2007, 8:59 pm confusion about W2003 SP1 security configuration wizard July 28, 2006, 9:07 am Windows security wizard Firewall configuration September 3, 2008, 9:07 am Security Configuration Wizard - Windows Server 2003 SP1 August 3, 2005, 6:56 am Security configuration wizard: Parameter incorrect error September 26, 2007, 7:11 am Security Configuration Wizard & Routing and Remote Access November 12, 2008, 10:23 am Security Configuration Editor versus Wizard for 2003 policy September 26, 2005, 10:59 am