Firewall not loading on start

[LadyDungeness@Fish.Net]

Xp Home. I've just started using Windows Firewall, after uninstalling a 3rd party firewall. I enabled the service and
started Windows Firewall. Rebooted. Checked theough security center -- it said no Firewall was enabled. I enabled it.

What am I doing wrong? I want the Firewall to start immediately, since I am on cable. Also, there seems to be no
notification whether Windows Firewall is working or not. I'd like a task bar icon. Is that possible?


Lady Dungeness
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[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

<LadyDungeness@Fish.Net> wrote in message
news:jrfr54hqirc7o23v6feo3c0k2r3s1gfds5@4ax.com...
> Xp Home. I've just started using Windows Firewall, after uninstalling a
> 3rd party firewall. I enabled the service and
> started Windows Firewall. Rebooted. Checked theough security center --
> it said no Firewall was enabled. I enabled it.
>
> What am I doing wrong? I want the Firewall to start immediately, since I
> am on cable. Also, there seems to be no
> notification whether Windows Firewall is working or not. I'd like a task
> bar icon. Is that possible?


Which firewall did you have before?
Some are very hard to totally remove.

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[LadyDungeness@Fish.Net]

I had Zone Alarm before. I uninstalled it, rebooted, went to services and turned off vsmon, rebooted, edited the registry to
remove ZA & vsmon entries, ran Vourni's RegCleaner to get rid of the strays, rebooted, ....

I do agree that vsmon was a stinker for staying in processes after ZA removal. I just want to make sure that Windows
Firewall starts up when I turn on the computer, and that isn't happening.

BTW, do you know of another free firewall that would allow me to monitor outbound connections?

Thanks!


Lady Dungeness
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On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:19:36 -0500, "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote:

><LadyDungeness@Fish.Net> wrote in message
>news:jrfr54hqirc7o23v6feo3c0k2r3s1gfds5@4ax.com...
>> Xp Home. I've just started using Windows Firewall, after uninstalling a
>> 3rd party firewall. I enabled the service and
>> started Windows Firewall. Rebooted. Checked theough security center --
>> it said no Firewall was enabled. I enabled it.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong? I want the Firewall to start immediately, since I
>> am on cable. Also, there seems to be no
>> notification whether Windows Firewall is working or not. I'd like a task
>> bar icon. Is that possible?
>
>
>Which firewall did you have before?
>Some are very hard to totally remove.
>
>--
>Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>Do not reply with email

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM wrote:
> <LadyDungeness@Fish.Net> wrote in message
> news:jrfr54hqirc7o23v6feo3c0k2r3s1gfds5@4ax.com...
>> Xp Home. I've just started using Windows Firewall, after uninstalling a
>> 3rd party firewall. I enabled the service and
>> started Windows Firewall. Rebooted. Checked theough security center --
>> it said no Firewall was enabled. I enabled it.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong? I want the Firewall to start immediately, since I
>> am on cable. Also, there seems to be no
>> notification whether Windows Firewall is working or not. I'd like a task
>> bar icon. Is that possible?
>
> Which firewall did you have before?
> Some are very hard to totally remove.

@Frank: There's more to the story. Please see
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/2c158813055e0e0e
and
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...er.general/browse_frm/thread/2528b602a9867107
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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE, OE/WM]

<LadyDungeness@Fish.Net> wrote in message
news:tsur54duqvhr0d3unctvq748j4du0d1og6@4ax.com...
>I had Zone Alarm before. I uninstalled it, rebooted, went to services and
>turned off vsmon, rebooted, edited the registry to
> remove ZA & vsmon entries, ran Vourni's RegCleaner to get rid of the
> strays, rebooted, ....


If you used a registry ckeaner I'm afraid I can't help.

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[LadyDungeness@Fish.Net]

I got it fixed, Frank. Just curious -- you can help because you don't like registry cleaners, or because registry cleaners
make it impossible to find out the problem?


Lady Dungeness
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:13:53 -0500, "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE, OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote:

><LadyDungeness@Fish.Net> wrote in message
>news:tsur54duqvhr0d3unctvq748j4du0d1og6@4ax.com...
>>I had Zone Alarm before. I uninstalled it, rebooted, went to services and
>>turned off vsmon, rebooted, edited the registry to
>> remove ZA & vsmon entries, ran Vourni's RegCleaner to get rid of the
>> strays, rebooted, ....
>
>
>If you used a registry ckeaner I'm afraid I can't help.
>
>--
>--
>Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

<LadyDungeness@Fish.Net> wrote in message
news:nokk64heao3s3e0qvhnpae1bqtbjp8apim@4ax.com...
>I got it fixed, Frank. Just curious -- you can help because you don't like
>registry cleaners, or because registry cleaners
> make it impossible to find out the problem?

This pretty well covers it:

Think your Registry needs "cleaning"? Read
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and draw your own conclusions.

Although the second reason works, too. Once someone has run a Registry
cleaner no one knows what's what anymore.

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