Where Do I Find The Stupid Firewall On My Computer???
05-30-2010, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
You need to know what Service pack you are running.
Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl and then click OK.
The last line under System tells you what service pack that you are running. If no service pack is listed, you are running the release version of Windows XP.
There are different settings in XP for each service packs.
Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl and then click OK.
The last line under System tells you what service pack that you are running. If no service pack is listed, you are running the release version of Windows XP.
There are different settings in XP for each service packs.
05-30-2010, 10:35 AM
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If you are running the Windows XP Service Pack 1, the product is out of life cycle. Therefore, there is no updating for it. You need to update to service pack 2 or 3. It's free.
Here is picture guide to get to the firewall in XP running Service Pack 1.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/lan/re...ewall.html#sp1
Here is picture guide to get to the firewall in XP running Service Pack 1.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/lan/re...ewall.html#sp1
05-30-2010, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
If you are running the Windows XP Service Pack 1, the product is out of life cycle. Therefore, there is no updating for it. You need to update to service pack 2 or 3. It's free.
Here is picture guide to get to the firewall in XP running Service Pack 1.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/lan/re...ewall.html#sp1
Here is picture guide to get to the firewall in XP running Service Pack 1.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/lan/re...ewall.html#sp1
COOL!!!! I love pictures!!! LMAO!!!!
I'll see what I can do....thanks Boo!
05-30-2010, 01:35 PM
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If all that doesn't work, here are things my kids always ask:
"Mom, did you check the settings on the antivirus security program" (you know like Norton, or in our case Advantquest)? I always forget I can look for the little icon on the lower right of the toolbar.
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
"Mom, did you check to see if the pop-up blocker was disabled?"
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
My cat just sits by the computer, on the keyboard to block the screen, and looks smug. My cat knows who's boss and it definitely isn't me because SHE controls the technology.
Moral of this story, keep the cat, they eat less than the kids.
"Mom, did you check the settings on the antivirus security program" (you know like Norton, or in our case Advantquest)? I always forget I can look for the little icon on the lower right of the toolbar.
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
"Mom, did you check to see if the pop-up blocker was disabled?"
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
My cat just sits by the computer, on the keyboard to block the screen, and looks smug. My cat knows who's boss and it definitely isn't me because SHE controls the technology.
Moral of this story, keep the cat, they eat less than the kids.
05-30-2010, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by lab fairy
If all that doesn't work, here are things my kids always ask:
"Mom, did you check the settings on the antivirus security program" (you know like Norton, or in our case Advantquest)? I always forget I can look for the little icon on the lower right of the toolbar.
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
"Mom, did you check to see if the pop-up blocker was disabled?"
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
My cat just sits by the computer, on the keyboard to block the screen, and looks smug. My cat knows who's boss and it definitely isn't me because SHE controls the technology.
Moral of this story, keep the cat, they eat less than the kids.
"Mom, did you check the settings on the antivirus security program" (you know like Norton, or in our case Advantquest)? I always forget I can look for the little icon on the lower right of the toolbar.
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
"Mom, did you check to see if the pop-up blocker was disabled?"
I say "NO, do I look like I thought of that?" The kids roll their eyes and act like they think I'm dumber than the cat.
My cat just sits by the computer, on the keyboard to block the screen, and looks smug. My cat knows who's boss and it definitely isn't me because SHE controls the technology.
Moral of this story, keep the cat, they eat less than the kids.
05-30-2010, 05:45 PM
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No, I'm not a real computer know how person, I do what the computer techs do, I Google it. If there is a solution, someone has posted it somewhere. I have not had one computer problem that Google hasn't found an answer to.
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