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More info?)
As soon as I went to this website and downloaded the fix...my computer
rebooted and when it came back on the firewall was back on too. The only
strange thing was that when my computer rebooted I did get an error message
saying something to the effect of "Error running C
rogram/.....". I don't
know what that was about but everything seems to be ok and my firewall is
back on. My problems were identical to those mentioned earlier in this
thread.
"tdubdub" wrote:
> .try this:
>
>
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
>
> I found it in a newsgroup under the MS Antispyware home page.
>
> "flight_rn" wrote:
>
> > Howdie,
> >
> > Instead of unistalling it, I have done a system restore.
> > This did get my original firewall settings back. Reading through the
> > previous responses, I have not seen a solution yet.
> > Hope someone smart can post a "fix" for this. The program works well on my
> > other computer with XP home edition. Unfortunately not with my laptop which
> > has the XP professional edition on it.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > "saigalt" wrote:
> >
> > > Ok people....I UNINSTALLED the beta AS and guess what....the firewall problem
> > > continues.
> > > So now I am really at my wits end
> > >
> > > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> > >
> > > > saigalt wrote:
> > > > > Hi .....curiously I am having the same ...exactly to the T...as
> > > > > patti..allI can add by way of diagnosis is that mine appears to have
> > > > > started this morning after I downloaded the MS antispyware beta
> > > > > version . It appears that has altered my firewall seetings in some
> > > > > form and manner .
> > > >
> > > > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > > > > And what happens when you UNINSTALL the Beta Software?
> > > >
> > > > saigalt wrote:
> > > > > Welll.... Iam a bit nervous about doing that lest it does some
> > > > > further " alterations" on the way out ( not comfy uninstalling and
> > > > > installing stuff ) and also I have removed the other spyware that i
> > > > > had on. I would have thought that the Beta would be compatible with
> > > > > the MS firewallon SP2...
> > > >
> > > > You would think that.. BUT.. It is "Beta" software. heh
> > > > (Beta = Testing = I never install it on a PRODUCTION machine. Only a TEST
> > > > machine.)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > <- Shenan ->
> > > > --
> > > > The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for
> > > > yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately
> > > > responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are
> > > > getting into before you jump in with both feet.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >