Re: Missing Firewall in XP

From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:59:06 -0600

Click Start.
Click Connect to.
Right click your connectoid and choose Properties.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click Settings fir Windows Firewall. 

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"Dee" <Dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:812A6D74-FE31-4DB7-A174-67CBEDDF1BDD@microsoft.com 
> I went into the Control Panel, clicked on Network and Internet
> Connections, then Internet Options, and clicked on Advance tab, but
> Firewall is not on the list.
> For some reason, it is just missing ...
> 
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" wrote:
> 
>> "Dee" <Dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:04064470-A0AF-4F5A-855F-31DC5DB28384@microsoft.com
>>> In 2003 I purchased a computer with XP Home Ed already installed.
>>> Therefore, Miscrosoft won't answer my question.  My question is,
>>> everything I have been reading lately says that a firewall comes
>>> with XP.  However, when I access the Internet Connection in the
>>> Control Panel, there is no indication that there is a firewall. 
>>> Should one be there?  I have not loaded SP2.  I did once but I had
>>> so many problems that I just removed it.   How can I get the
>>> Windows firewall? thank you.
>> 
>> Right click the connectoid and choose Properties.
>> On the Advanced tab enable the firewall.
>> 
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE

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