I installed microsoft anti spyware on xp and now my fire wall isnt working

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arnold

I installed microsoft anti spyware on my computer with
windows xp and after running the first scan my fire wall
isnt working. is there a way to undoo anything that was
dileeted?
 
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Gerry Cornell

Arnold

In what way is it not working?

This is a beta so it is advisable always to quarantine and not
immediately remove. See extract from help which follows:

What to do When Spyware is Discovered

If spyware has been discovered, you are presented with a screen that
allows you to manage the detected spyware. From this screen you can
decide what to do for each piece of spyware detected. When you have made
your choice on how to manage each threat, click Continue at the bottom
of the screen.

Recommended actions:

Use the Recommended Actions column to select the action you wish to
perform on each listed threat. The action corresponds with the threat
name listed to the right of the action list. The recommended actions
are:

Ignore. Selecting this action temporarily ignores this threat until the
next time you run a spyware scan.

Quarantine. Selecting this action removes this threat from your
computer and stores it in a Spyware Quarantine file. Any threats in your
Spyware Quarantine file do not run on your computer but you can restore
these items back to their original state at any time. (Note, some
spyware threats cannot be quarantined, only deleted.)

Remove. Selecting this action permanently removes the threat from your
computer.

Always Ignore. Selecting this action, much like Ignore, does not
quarantine or remove this threat. In addition, the threat is added to
your Ignored Threats list and is not marked as a threat again the next
time you run a spyware scan. You can manage your Ignored Threats in the
spyware settings.

View the threat locations detected

You can view all the locations that belong to the detected threat.
Threat locations are the files, folders and registry keys that a threat
has installed on your computer. When you delete or quarantine a threat
all of these locations are removed from your computer. To find out more
information about these locations, expand the locations by clicking the
+ plus icon or View all detected locations... under the description of
the threat.

View a description of the threat

To view a detailed description of the threat, click on the threat in the
list, this highlights the selected threat and displays more information.
To retrieve further information such as a detailed description, threat
alias names, security and stability information, and the threat's
author, click Learn more about this Threat... in the bottom of the
threat description section. This opens up a new window with this
information.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Bill Sanderson

This can be an easy fix, Arnold.

If you are on build .509 of Microsoft Antispyware, the information you need
is in the Release Notes section of the Help file.

If you are not, it is published in this KB article, and one it links to--the
work differs according to the version of Windows and service pack level, but
it isn't too hard:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350
 

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