It may a 3rd party software issue. For troubleshooting, start the Vista with
clean boot. This how to may help.
Windows generalHow to run Windows OS with a clean boot · How to Run Windows
Safe Mode with Networking · How to setup DHCP for IP Phone How to sort
programs in Start ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windo...owsgeneral.htm
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"Reiner Fink" <Reiner
Fink@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Vista machine that every time I reboot, the "File and Printer
> Sharing" exception in the firewall is checked. I go and un-check it, and
> apply. Then the next time I reboot, it is checked again.
>
> Is there a way that I can prevent this from being checked (ie via policy
> somehow just disable that exception?)
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Reiner