*spiceworks XP: netsh firewall set service REMOTEADMIN enable Vista: netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="windows management instrumentation (wmi)" new enable=yes netsh advfirewall firewall add rule dir=in name="DCOM" program=%systemroot%\system32\svchost.exe service=rpcss action=allow protocol=TCP localport=135 netsh advfirewall firewall add rule dir=in name ="UnsecApp" program=%systemroot%\system32\wbem\unsecapp.exe action=allow netsh advfirewall firewall add rule dir=out name ="WMI_OUT" program=%systemroot%\system32\svchost.exe service=winmgmt action=allow protocol=TCP localport=any Win 7 c:> netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="windows management instrumentation (wmi)" new enable=yes and c:> netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote administration" new enable=yes