unblocking a program

[Guest]

I had windows firewall popup and ask me if I would permit or block the AOL IM
program and I accidently blocked it. I tried making it an exception on the
firewall list, but no beans. How do I unblock?

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I had windows firewall popup and ask me if I would permit or block
the AOL IM program and I accidently blocked it. I tried making it
an exception on the firewall list, but no beans. How do I unblock?

Hi

If you mean the firewall that comes with WinXP SP2, all applications
that you select "Keep blocking" in the firewall popup box, ends up
in the Exception list with the checkbox unchecked. To enable the
application again, check the checkbox.


See page 3 here fore more details:

Understanding Windows Firewall/Introduction (3 pages)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx