Re: What is the trick to get Windows XP firewall to stay on (after a reboot)?

From: Orak Listalavostok (oraklistal_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/03/05


Date: 2 Jan 2005 23:27:30 -0800

For the record, here are my settings using the steps above:

Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Properties
- General
-- Services Name = SharedAccess
-- Display name = Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
-- Description = Provides network address translation, addressing,
.................name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services
.................for a home or small office network.
-- Path to executable: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
-- Startup type = Automatic
-- Service status: Started
...................You can specify the start parameters that apply
...................when you start the service from here.
- Log On
-- Log on as: Local System account
-- [ ]Allow service to interact with desktop
-- Hardware Profile = Undocked Profile (Service Enabled)
- Recovery
-- First failure = Take No Action
-- Second failure = Take No Action
-- Subsequent failures = Take No Action
-- Reset fail count after = 0 days
- Dependencies
+ Network Connections
-- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
+ Windows Management Instrumentation
-- Event Log
-- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)



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