The fact that your firewall is actually on by the time you check is I guess reassuring. Do you have any 3rd party firewalls or internet security suites running? Norton or AVG etc? I think I have heard this message in the past on start up with a security program loading. I think it was part of the software sorting out the 2 Firewall settings. I cannot remember which one it was, whichever one it was it seemed to temporarily makes XP think there is no firewall at start-up. As I am typing this I think I remember it might be a feature of Norton.
If you do have a third party firewall it might be worth checking with the software provider whether what you are hearing is not, in fact , a normal part of the software start-up. Regards David Griffith My Low Vision Resources Web Site is http://www.nonags.org/members/dajgriff/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rosemarie Chavarria Sent: Thursday, 22 January 2009 03:36 To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] configuring windows firewall Hi, everyone. I've been getting a strange message when I boot up my computer and go right to the internet or outlook express. It says something like "no firewall is on. Your computer may be at risk". It also says "click this balloon to fix the problem". Someone on another list said to check the box that says firewall is on. It's already checked. I even restarted the computer, tried to go right to outlook express and still got the same message. Is there something more I need to do to make windows firewall work properly? Any help would be very much appreciated. Many thanks in advance. Rosemarie Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [email protected] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [email protected] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [email protected] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [email protected]
