Re: How to turn off Windows Firewall?
From: Glenn Linderman (linderman_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/23/04
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:47:35 -0700
On approximately 8/23/2004 9:55 AM, came the following characters from
the keyboard of Haggis:
> "Glenn Linderman" <linderman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:10ijm1c731u0vbf@corp.supernews.com...
>
>>So even though I have Windows Firewall turned off, and ZoneAlarm turned
>>on, I still keep getting popups saying that Windows Firewall has blocked
>>certain programs (that act as servers). Of course I unblock them. But why
>>do I get those popups when Windows Firewall is turned off? What is there
>>about "off" that Microsoft doesn't understand? Or that I don't?
>>
>>In my understanding of "off", when a feature is turned off, I should not
>>see any more activity or reports of it performing actions without my
>>request, the first request of which should have to be to turn it back on.
>
>
> that sounds like"security center" .....even turning the FW off still leaves
> some things on :>
>
>
> goto control panel>security center and tell it you will monitor the firewall
> yourself...got rid of my popups :>
The alert says "Windows Firewall", and it is supposed to be turned off.
I've already told it I will monitor the firewall myself.... I still get
the alerts, though.
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