Windows FireWall

[Guest]

i can't access mine... it just says that it was due to an udentified problem,
windows cannot display firewall settings.....

 

[Alan Smith]

i can't access mine... it just says that it was due to an udentified
problem,
windows cannot display firewall settings.....

Why don't you use a third party firewall? There are free ones.

 

[Guest]

well i'm trying to get to mine because i need to get MSN gaming zone
unblocked...

 

[Alan Smith]

Please follow the conversational flow rather than jump top to bottom to top
to .......
People will be able to follow a conversational flow rather than have to try
and decode what has been said meaning they will be more likely to read and
possibly help.

well i'm trying to get to mine because i need to get MSN gaming zone
unblocked...

Are you signed on as a user account or administrator account?

 

[David Morgan \(MAMS\)]

Why don't you use a third party firewall? There are free ones.

Alan (or anyone),

How *does* one examine the properties/settings and actions of the XP firewall?


Thanks,

DM

 

[Alan Smith]

Alan (or anyone),

How *does* one examine the properties/settings and actions of the XP
firewall?


Thanks,

DM

Control Panel, Windows Firewall

 

[David Morgan \(MAMS\)]

Control Panel, Windows Firewall

Newbie here... essentially, I see only "on" or "off". Is this all there is?

Thanks,

DM

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

This might help:

"Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings" error while accessing
Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

 

[jtsm]

You can also, Start > Run > Type in "firewall.cpl" if th
control panel is restricted, in some cases