Re: Why do I get warning that firewall is not turned on?

One possible explanation for why you occasionally see this warning
might be Service time-out. Windows services are interdependent. A
particular Service cannot start unless a dependant service is already
running. XP will wait up to 30-seconds for service to time out. There
may be cases where the Firewall service isn't started but the Security
Center has started and can't detect the firewall so it presents the
warning message. The Windows Firewall starts via a SvcHost session
and has 2 dependency services.

I wouldn't mask out the Security Center from monitoring the firewall.


"MaryL" <stancole1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Where can I find this option? I checked Security Center and did find that
setting. Also, what is the reason/effect for the change?

While checking for the setting you mentioned, I did find that there are
some exceptions that have been checked under Windows Firewall. I did not
manually check any exceptions, so these appear to have been set by other
programs, possibly during installation. Is this a problem? The listed
exceptions are these: HP Software Update Client; RealOne Player; Remote
Assistance; and SpoolerSubSystem App.

MaryL


"Rich Barry" <rbarry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mary, go back to Control Center>Security Center. Then click on Change
the way the
Security Center alerts me. Uncheck the Firewall box. Make sure it
says it's on first.
"MaryL" <stancole1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I occasionally get a warning that my computer "may be at risk" because
"firewall is not turned on." However, I gave gone to Windows Security
Center in Control Panel each time -- and the firewall *has* already been
turned on each time. What is causing this, and what can I do to correct
the problem? I am using Win XP-Home Edition. The warning appears as a
balloon in the task bar at the bottom of the desktop.

Thanks,
MaryL







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