Windows Firewall SP2

[mick]

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Maybe off topic but hopefully someone can help me here. I installed SP2
(WinXP) and prefer to use Norton Firewall (do not know if it is better or
worse, just prefer to use it).

Every time I boot into Windows I get an annoying security alert on the task
bar with a nag message from MS. There is an option to turn this off in
Control Panel and stop nagging me, but it always defaults to back on every
restart.

Is there a way to disable this permanently?

 

[Guest]

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Are you sure it's the warning about the firewall/av, or is Windows simply
detecting that the program is active?
Symantec had a fix for this problem on its website.



"Mick" <Mick@antispam.com> wrote in message
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> Maybe off topic but hopefully someone can help me here. I installed SP2
> (WinXP) and prefer to use Norton Firewall (do not know if it is better or
> worse, just prefer to use it).
>
> Every time I boot into Windows I get an annoying security alert on the
> task bar with a nag message from MS. There is an option to turn this off
> in Control Panel and stop nagging me, but it always defaults to back on
> every restart.
>
> Is there a way to disable this permanently?
>

 

[Guest]

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On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 06:23:36 GMT, "Mick" <Mick@antispam.com> wrote:

>Maybe off topic but hopefully someone can help me here. I installed SP2
>(WinXP) and prefer to use Norton Firewall (do not know if it is better or
>worse, just prefer to use it).
>
>Every time I boot into Windows I get an annoying security alert on the task
>bar with a nag message from MS. There is an option to turn this off in
>Control Panel and stop nagging me, but it always defaults to back on every
>restart.
>
>Is there a way to disable this permanently?
>

Yes, go to control panel, security centre, scroll to bottom and
select windows firewall, and select "Off"

Job done.

Setting it in this way should survive a reboot etc.

Cheers

 

[mick]

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"Justin Thompson" <Justin.Thompson@removethisntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, go to control panel, security centre, scroll to bottom and
> select windows firewall, and select "Off"
>
> Job done.
>
> Setting it in this way should survive a reboot etc.

Thanks Edward and Justin for your replies. Figured it out: when I went into
Windows Firewall under the advanced tab it lists four connections: two 1394
connections and two local area connections. One of these must have been
re-triggering the warning. I've unchecked them all now. Hopefully I've done
the right thing.