>-----Original Message-----
>Don't Install AntiSpyware - YET
>
>Their Anti-Spyware just removed my Firewall!
>
>I had to do a system restore to get it all working again.
>
>It also removed our Net Nanny search function.
>
>I'm a little apprehensive about reinstalling the software!
>.
> I have also had this problem. It has ecouraged me to load
Zone Alarm and forget the XP SP2 firewall.

I had the same problem on two of my machines. I resolved
the issue by re-installing SP2. Afterwards both the
firewall and the spyware software work fine.

>-----Original Message-----
>Don't Install AntiSpyware - YET
>
>Their Anti-Spyware just removed my Firewall!
>
>I had to do a system restore to get it all working again.
>
>It also removed our Net Nanny search function.
>
>I'm a little apprehensive about reinstalling the software!
>.
>

(XP Home SP2)

I don't know if it removed my Windows Firewall. How would you know?

However my Windows Firewall won't stick in the "On" position now. After I
reboot my computer it resets to "Off".

It had one fatal crash (access violation) while I was playing around with
Settings.

Otherwise it seems to work generally OK. It found a couple of items that
Ad-Aware and Spybot-S&D didn't find. I put them in quarantine.

I'm not sure, however, if I should keep it. Might be a little risky. So I
may use the System Restore point I made just before installation and wait
for a future improved version.
--
newsrider3

"TJM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0b5401c4f43d$9f65ae40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Don't Install AntiSpyware - YET
>
> Their Anti-Spyware just removed my Firewall!
>
> I had to do a system restore to get it all working again.
>
> It also removed our Net Nanny search function.
>
> I'm a little apprehensive about reinstalling the software!

Correction: I intentionally had the Security Center disabled in Services,
but forgot about it, which is why Windows Firewall wouldn't stick in the On
position in that dialog box. Sorry about the erroneous report. MS
AntiSpyware beta was not involved.

FWIW, Windows Firewall/ICS was on automatic and was actually running all the
time in Services! I had also intentionally made that setting too, awhile
back, but forgot about it.
--
newsrider3


"skydiver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> (XP Home SP2)
>
> I don't know if it removed my Windows Firewall. How would you know?
>
> However my Windows Firewall won't stick in the "On" position now. After I
> reboot my computer it resets to "Off".
>
> It had one fatal crash (access violation) while I was playing around with
> Settings.
>
> Otherwise it seems to work generally OK. It found a couple of items that
> Ad-Aware and Spybot-S&D didn't find. I put them in quarantine.
>
> I'm not sure, however, if I should keep it. Might be a little risky. So I
> may use the System Restore point I made just before installation and wait
> for a future improved version.
> --
> newsrider3
>
> "TJM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0b5401c4f43d$9f65ae40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Don't Install AntiSpyware - YET
>>
>> Their Anti-Spyware just removed my Firewall!
>>
>> I had to do a system restore to get it all working again.
>>
>> It also removed our Net Nanny search function.
>>
>> I'm a little apprehensive about reinstalling the software!
>
>

In this firewallthread it appears osme have and others
have not resolved the problem. I am one of those whohave
NOT been able toresolve theissue. Tried whatever little I
could after going into security services and ensuring
theat firewall was on automatic etc ...but still no
avail .
I have since then uninstalled the beta ...but my firewall
refuses to come back.
So dear all any ideas most aprreciated. WIll be watching
this space.

>-----Original Message-----
>Very happy for you.
>
>However, my version of did not go smoothly and I'm
>picking there will be more posts to this newsgroup
>regarding the same issue.
>
>Hoepfully the development team reads this and will
>provide a fix
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>This (AntiSpyware removes XP SP2 firewall) is not a
>generally true
>>statement. I just installed MS Windows AntiSpyware on
>three different
>>Windows XP SP2 machines with the firewall enabled and
>all three went very
>>smoothly.
>>
>>
>>"TJM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message
>>news:0b5401c4f43d$9f65ae40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Don't Install AntiSpyware - YET
>>>
>>> Their Anti-Spyware just removed my Firewall!
>>>
>>> I had to do a system restore to get it all working
>again.
>>>
>>> It also removed our Net Nanny search function.
>>>
>>> I'm a little apprehensive about reinstalling the
>software!
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>