Hi. We are in predeployment testing of windows 7. I have a problem that i have been able to reproduce (but not fix). When I put my windows 7 machine in an ou with our test_firewall_object gpo a number of services fail to start. This isnt an issue with XP machines. Our AD is 2003. The services include BSE, DHCP, NLA and they all give acces denied. I have been able to get some of the services started by going into the registry and adding permissions to certain keys but I would rather understand how to apply this gpo without breaking anything. The half fix (I never got the firewall started but some other services were fixed) came from here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943996 Thanks Drew

Hi, I have never encountered this kind of issue on Windows 7. It works prefectly with firewall policies via GPO. Could you please advise what kind of policy you set on GPO? I will test it on my computer. Also, you may create a new OU and do not apply any policy to it, then put a Windows 7 computer in it=>Set the firewall policy to see whether this make any difference.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, I have never encountered this kind of issue on Windows 7. It works prefectly with firewall policies via GPO. Could you please advise what kind of policy you set on GPO? I will test it on my computer. Also, you may create a new OU and do not apply any policy to it, then put a Windows 7 computer in it=>Set the firewall policy to see whether this make any difference.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.