Re: Windows firewall

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:10:42 GMT, "Gaffer"
<gafferNoTSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

have you checked for virus spyware etc as some of them turn the
firewall off

>
>"Brian" <b_dyke@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:43313a70_2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> "Gaffer" <gafferNoTSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:99aYe.11065$ws4.5287@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> When I start up my PC, go into control panel and click on windows
>>> firewall
>>> it's always turned off, despite the fact that I turned it on the last
>>> time
>> I
>>> booted up my PC. Why is this?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gaffer
>>>
>>>
>>
>> check that the service startup type for the firewall/ics or security
>> center
>> is set to automatic in:
>>
>> start>>run>>type services.msc>>enter
>>
>> if not, set the startup type to automatic and start the service.
>>
>> if it *is* set to automatic and is not started carry out various updated
>> spy/mal/adware checks and also various updated virus scans. (safe mode)
>>
>> I'm sure if you have the security center (sp2) that there will be a check
>> box somewhere to activate on windows startup or similar.
>>
>>
>
>
>Thanks, it's now *on* when I start my PC. It was already set to automatic
>(when it was off in control panel), so I hit restart. I then set the
>firewall to default settings, restarted and it is on after restart.
.

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