Can not Enable Firewall in XP Home Edition

[Rusty]

1. click start - run - type in services.msc
2. this opens services
3. double left click internet connection firewall
4. on the general tab - change startup type to automatic
- start the service
- click ok
- close services
- reboot if necessary
5. this will apply firewall on all network adaptors on
the system




>-----Original Message-----
>I can not enable the firewall for a dial-up connection
>on Microsoft XP Home Edition. When I get to the Network
>Tasks window and click on "Change settings of this
>connection", nothing happens. It just sits there. The
>ISP is AOL. What am I doing wrong?
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