Re: Bug in XP Security Center?

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Kinell wrote:
> After booting, the Security Center reports everything OK. Sometime
> later - several minutes - it reports that there is no Firewall. The
> Windows Firewall reports that it is on and the properties of the
> Internet connection reports the same.
>
> Experimenting, I ticked the "Don't Allow Exceptions" Windows Firewall
> option and this satisfied the Security Centre.
>
> The system is running XP Home Edition + SP2 + subsequent updates. AVG
> Free Edition AV software. No separate firewall software. ADSL
> broadband connection.
>
> Any clues as to how to fix this anomalous behaviour?

Turn off the Security Center reporting things. And I'd install a
firewall that has the ability to block nasties both ways. Trusting MS
with your computer security is like trusting the Bush administration to
with anything.

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