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From: Bob on 29 Mar 2010 11:32
I am having a firewall problem also. Each & every time that I turn my machine
on I find my firewall turned OFF. I have the box"allow no exceptions" checked
to no avail. Any ideas???

"Michael" wrote:

> I am unable to turn on my Windows Firewall. When I try to oepn it through
> the Control Panel, I receive an error message stating "Windows cannot open
> the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service."
>
> Any suggestions?
> --
> Michael
From: Unknown on 29 Mar 2010 12:17
You picked up some malware.
"Bob" <Bob(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4A9D103C-8067-4CD9-BDCD-F2AEC383C4B3(a)microsoft.com...
>I am having a firewall problem also. Each & every time that I turn my
>machine
> on I find my firewall turned OFF. I have the box"allow no exceptions"
> checked
> to no avail. Any ideas???
>
> "Michael" wrote:
>
>> I am unable to turn on my Windows Firewall. When I try to oepn it
>> through
>> the Control Panel, I receive an error message stating "Windows cannot
>> open
>> the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service."
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>> --
>> Michael


From: jch on 2 Apr 2010 20:17
This demonstrates the useleness of a software firewall.

Unknown wrote:
> You picked up some malware.
> "Bob" <Bob(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4A9D103C-8067-4CD9-BDCD-F2AEC383C4B3(a)microsoft.com...
>> I am having a firewall problem also. Each & every time that I turn my
>> machine
>> on I find my firewall turned OFF. I have the box"allow no exceptions"
>> checked
>> to no avail. Any ideas???
>>
>> "Michael" wrote:
>>
>>> I am unable to turn on my Windows Firewall. When I try to oepn it
>>> through
>>> the Control Panel, I receive an error message stating "Windows
>>> cannot open
>>> the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service."
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>> --
>>> Michael



From: LVTravel on 2 Apr 2010 22:19


"jch" <jch(a)nospam.com> wrote in message
news:hp61dt$j8l$1(a)news.albasani.net...
> This demonstrates the useleness of a software firewall.
>
> Unknown wrote:
>> You picked up some malware.
>> "Bob" <Bob(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4A9D103C-8067-4CD9-BDCD-F2AEC383C4B3(a)microsoft.com...
>>> I am having a firewall problem also. Each & every time that I turn my
>>> machine
>>> on I find my firewall turned OFF. I have the box"allow no exceptions"
>>> checked
>>> to no avail. Any ideas???
>>>
>>> "Michael" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am unable to turn on my Windows Firewall. When I try to oepn it
>>>> through
>>>> the Control Panel, I receive an error message stating "Windows
>>>> cannot open
>>>> the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service."
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>> --
>>>> Michael
>
>
>

No firewall (hardware or software) will prevent attacks when you click on
the wrong web site or download and install malware. A wise computer user
will always practice safe hex whether or not a firewall and antivirus
software is installed.

From: jch on 3 Apr 2010 18:12
LVTravel wrote:
> "jch" <jch(a)nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:hp61dt$j8l$1(a)news.albasani.net...
>> This demonstrates the useleness of a software firewall.
>>
>> Unknown wrote:
>>> You picked up some malware.
>>> "Bob" <Bob(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4A9D103C-8067-4CD9-BDCD-F2AEC383C4B3(a)microsoft.com...
>>>> I am having a firewall problem also. Each & every time that I turn
>>>> my machine
>>>> on I find my firewall turned OFF. I have the box"allow no
>>>> exceptions" checked
>>>> to no avail. Any ideas???
>>>>
>>>> "Michael" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am unable to turn on my Windows Firewall. When I try to oepn it
>>>>> through
>>>>> the Control Panel, I receive an error message stating "Windows
>>>>> cannot open
>>>>> the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing Service."
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>> --
>>>>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>
> No firewall (hardware or software) will prevent attacks when you
> click on the wrong web site or download and install malware. A wise
> computer user will always practice safe hex whether or not a firewall
> and antivirus software is installed.

Exactly, "safe hex" and a NAT firewall along with a good AV program are all
one needs in a home network. Software firewalls constantly cause connection
issues (eg, "I can't connect to my new printer", etc) and use system
resources.



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