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NIS will automatically turn off Windows Firewall in favour of it's own
firewall. I get exactly the same with McAfee. It's normal and OK as WF
shouldn't be on when another software FW is enabled anyway, conflicts might
occur.
The only time I use WF is when I've reinstalled Windows and haven't yet
installed the software.
--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"Arkansas 275" <Arkansas275@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news
3CF4A47-DAA9-4B4B-8909-E9E5215BCDEB@microsoft.com...
>I did run netsh winsock reset, but that did not solve the problem. To
> attempt to find out what was happening I mannually opened the XP SP2
> Security
> window at the system boot as soon as it would open and XP Firewall was
> enabled. Then both virus protection and firewall disabled, immediately
> followed by virus protection enabling but XP SP2 Firewall did not enable.
> As
> near as I can tell this sequence occuted as Norton Internet Security was
> loading. The event log showed that there was a policy change at that time
> in
> which Firewall was changed from on to off.
>
> Conclusion? IS some function in Norton is disabling XP SP2 Firewall? If
> so
> what and how do I stop it?
>
>
> "Peter" wrote:
>
>> A final shot in the dark, before I turn in for the night (losing an
>> hour -
>> darn!)
>> Go to Start/Run and enter "cmd" without the "", press OK, then enter the
>> following:
>> netsh winsock reset
>> Press OK
>> Reboot and see if WF works then.
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>> Toronto, Canada
>> XP Home SP2
>> P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
>> "Peter" <r2d2 AT cesmail DOT net> wrote in message
>> news:OtTGpM$NFHA.2520@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >I have WF turned off because I've given McAfee control of the firewall.
>> >Not wise to have two software firewalls, although it is OK to have a
>> >hardware FW (modem/router etc) and a software one working together.
>> > Remember that WF is one way only - inbound. It does nothing if you
>> > open a
>> > dangerous attachment in an email for instance, that's where software
>> > ones
>> > are superior because they work both inbound and outbound.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Peter
>> > Toronto, Canada
>> > XP Home SP2
>> > P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
>> > "Arkansas 275" <Arkansas275@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:106DBF11-017A-4D2C-B7E0-C36271490FA5@microsoft.com...
>> >>I have Norton Internet Security Personal Firewall, disabled, but
>> >>Norton
>> >> Internet Security Outbreak Alert, Anti Spam, Intrusion Detection, and
>> >> Anitvirus is enabled. I will disable everything except antivirus and
>> >> see
>> >> what happens.
>> >>
>> >> "Peter" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> It will be turned off if you have another software firewall
>> >>> enabled...
>> >>> if
>> >>> you don't then not sure what is causing that.
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Peter
>> >>> Toronto, Canada
>> >>> XP Home SP2
>> >>> P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
>> >>> "Arkansas 275" <Arkansas275@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >>> message
>> >>> news:982DDEEA-2808-43A7-A323-B48D2834DCA4@microsoft.com...
>> >>> >I am running XP Home SP2. I use Norton Internet Security with the
>> >>> >firewall
>> >>> > feture disabled. In spite of all my attempts to get XP SP2
>> >>> > Firewall
>> >>> > to
>> >>> > enable when I boot, it always comes up disabled until I manually
>> >>> > enable
>> >>> > it.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I update definitions and run Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware SE Plus, Spy
>> >>> > Sweeper,
>> >>> > and
>> >>> > antivirus feature of Notron Internet Security 2005 at least once a
>> >>> > week so
>> >>> > I
>> >>> > am farely confident that I do not have a virus, worm, or any other
>> >>> > such
>> >>> > malware.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > The only suggestion anyone has made was by a couple people who hate
>> >>> > Norton
>> >>> > so they uttered a few comments and told me to uninstall Norton.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Can anyone help with something other than to blame Norton?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> >>> > --
>> >>> > Dick
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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