Symptom:
Users
are reporting installation issues when installing Windows Live
Essentials.
You
might receive one of the following error codes during the installation process:
0x800706d9, 0x80070643
Cause:
When
Windows Firewall is disabled, installation of Windows Live Essentials could fail
in some cases, because some Windows Live Essentials components require Windows
Firewall to be enabled in order to install successfully.
Background
information:
Windows
Firewall is a software based solution to filter incoming and outgoing traffic of
your computer or network. All traffic to and from your computer pass through
Windows Firewall, which inspect all types of traffic and either allow or deny
traffic depending upon the firewall settings. Microsoft includes the built-in
firewall feature in all latest Windows operating systems like Windows XP,
Windows Vista and Windows 7
Resolution
Steps:
To
enable Windows Firewall in Windows Vista/7 please follow the
steps:
Note: To
use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with
administration rights.
1. Click on
Start button and then click on Control Panel
option.
2. In Control
Panel click on System and Security link to go
next.
3. Click on the
link Windows Firewall
4. On left side
panel, click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off
5. Select Turn on
Windows Firewall for all (Domain, Home and Public
network)
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