Trouble with Windows Firewall

[D&K Condron]

I've just started having trouble with connecting to the internet taking a
solid minute (or longer) and when it finally does I get an error window that
says "Windows Firewall is not turned on". The error message only stays up
for a second or so.

But I check my Security Center and Windows Firewall is very much ON. So why
am I getting this message all of a sudden? And how do I make it stop - it
is really slowing down my startup.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Malke]

I've just started having trouble with connecting to the internet taking a
solid minute (or longer) and when it finally does I get an error window
that
says "Windows Firewall is not turned on". The error message only stays up
for a second or so.

But I check my Security Center and Windows Firewall is very much ON. So
why
am I getting this message all of a sudden? And how do I make it stop - it
is really slowing down my startup.

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed
between the time things worked and the time they didn't?

The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus
status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and
versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

In your case I would answer The Second Question first.

Malke