Cant get rid of firewall off warning

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Greetings,

After installing SP2 to a win xp professional machine I receive a popup
from the OS that the firewall is off when booting up the OS

I am running a 3rd party firewall (which the OS does not detect
obviously) and have checked the "I have a firewall solution that I'll
monitor myself" option in the security center firewall recommendation
dialog box.

The 'lack of a firewall' warning pops up again after a few boots, and
when I return to the check box to turn off the warnings, it is
'unchecked' again.

Any ideas as to how to make the setting stick?

The system is perfectly stable in all regards otherwise.

Steve
 
Open your Control Panel, then double-click the Security Center icon.
In the left side, click on the link titled: "Change the way Security Center
alerts me". Next, uncheck the Firewall Alert Setting, then click OK.

Frequently asked questions about Windows Security Center
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;883792&Product=windowsxpsp2

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Greetings,
|
| After installing SP2 to a win xp professional machine I receive a popup
| from the OS that the firewall is off when booting up the OS
|
| I am running a 3rd party firewall (which the OS does not detect
| obviously) and have checked the "I have a firewall solution that I'll
| monitor myself" option in the security center firewall recommendation
| dialog box.
|
| The 'lack of a firewall' warning pops up again after a few boots, and
| when I return to the check box to turn off the warnings, it is
| 'unchecked' again.
|
| Any ideas as to how to make the setting stick?
|
| The system is perfectly stable in all regards otherwise.
|
| Steve
 
I had the same problem and using Carey's solution didn't work at first. I
have three family members with log-in rights. One of them also has admin
rights. Only after all the users with admin rights had logged on and
unchecked the Firewall Alert Setting did the warning go away.
 
Ah HAH!

I got another alarm after following Carey's advice too!

I will try your suggestion, Thanks.

Steve
 

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