the windows firewall is turn off

[ILIAS]

I have Win XP SP3 new installation with McAffee 8.5i. After installation of
SP3 every restart the operating system i get the message ' the windows
firewall is turn off , the computer migtht be at risk. But in security center
the windows firewall is ON, and the windows service is started. I dont know
if i have firewall or not .This probably situation is only with SP3. My
installation is new without any applications.

 

[Malke]

I have Win XP SP3 new installation with McAffee 8.5i. After installation
of SP3 every restart the operating system i get the message ' the windows
firewall is turn off , the computer migtht be at risk. But in security
center the windows firewall is ON, and the windows service is started. I
dont know if i have firewall or not .This probably situation is only with
SP3. My installation is new without any applications.

This has nothing to do with SP3 and everything to do with McAfee. McAfee has
its own firewall and that is why the built-in Windows Firewall is off.
McAfee is a garbage program so consider replacing it with something better
such as NOD32 or Avast (if you need a free antivirus). The built-in Windows
Firewall is adequate for most people. If you decide to keep McAfee, then
make sure you register it and enable its firewall or disable that portion
of the program and use the Windows Firewall instead.

Malke