SP2 firewall

I installed SP2 and I turned off Windows firewall
indicating that I was using my own (ZoneAlarm). The
security center turned amber.

But it doesn't hold this setting and every time I boot up
I get a red warning that my computer is not protected
because the firewall was turned off. This is very
annoying.

Do you know how I can make the security center hold its
setting that I am being monitored by ZoneAlarm?

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

wrote:

> I installed SP2 and I turned off Windows firewall
> indicating that I was using my own (ZoneAlarm). The
> security center turned amber.
>
> But it doesn't hold this setting and every time I boot up
> I get a red warning that my computer is not protected
> because the firewall was turned off. This is very
> annoying.
>
> Do you know how I can make the security center hold its
> setting that I am being monitored by ZoneAlarm?
Hi

Have you tried the "Change the Way Security Center Notifies Me" link
in the left pane at Control Panel/Security Center?


If the "Change the Way Security Center Notifies Me" doesn't stick
when you reboot, you can do the following:

To "solve" this problem, you can disable the Security Center service.


Start/Run --> services.msc

Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it, set
"Startup type" to Disabled.


There is also a Group Policy setting available to disable the
Security Center (Start/Run--> gpedit.msc).

Take a look at the chapter for the Security Center in
06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC

What settings are added or changed in Windows XP Service Pack 2?
Group Policy settings (page 26 for me)


06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC ("Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2, Part 6: Computer Maintenance") can be downloaded from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7bd948d7-b791-40b6-8364-685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en

Note: WinXPSP2_Documentation.zip contains all the .doc downloads...


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

[Bruce Cowper [MSFT]]

If you go to control panel.. Security Center and on the left you should have
a box called 'resources'. There is an entry at the bottom to change how
'Security Center Alerts me'. That will allow you to turn off alerts for the
firewall etc individually.

--
Bruce Cowper [MSFT]
Technet Canada

Please do not send an email directly to this alias. This alias is for
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> wrote in message
...
>I installed SP2 and I turned off Windows firewall
> indicating that I was using my own (ZoneAlarm). The
> security center turned amber.
>
> But it doesn't hold this setting and every time I boot up
> I get a red warning that my computer is not protected
> because the firewall was turned off. This is very
> annoying.
>
> Do you know how I can make the security center hold its
> setting that I am being monitored by ZoneAlarm?

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your advice!

>-----Original Message-----
>If you go to control panel.. Security Center and on the
left you should have
>a box called 'resources'. There is an entry at the bottom
to change how
>'Security Center Alerts me'. That will allow you to turn
off alerts for the
>firewall etc individually.
>
>--
>Bruce Cowper [MSFT]
>Technet Canada
>
>Please do not send an email directly to this alias. This
alias is for
>newsgroup purposes only.
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and
confers no rights.
>
> wrote in message
...
>>I installed SP2 and I turned off Windows firewall
>> indicating that I was using my own (ZoneAlarm). The
>> security center turned amber.
>>
>> But it doesn't hold this setting and every time I boot
up
>> I get a red warning that my computer is not protected
>> because the firewall was turned off. This is very
>> annoying.
>>
>> Do you know how I can make the security center hold its
>> setting that I am being monitored by ZoneAlarm?
>
>
>.
>

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your assistance!

>-----Original Message-----
wrote:
>
>> I installed SP2 and I turned off Windows firewall
>> indicating that I was using my own (ZoneAlarm). The
>> security center turned amber.
>>
>> But it doesn't hold this setting and every time I boot
up
>> I get a red warning that my computer is not protected
>> because the firewall was turned off. This is very
>> annoying.
>>
>> Do you know how I can make the security center hold its
>> setting that I am being monitored by ZoneAlarm?
>Hi
>
>Have you tried the "Change the Way Security Center
Notifies Me" link
>in the left pane at Control Panel/Security Center?
>
>
>If the "Change the Way Security Center Notifies Me"
doesn't stick
>when you reboot, you can do the following:
>
>To "solve" this problem, you can disable the Security
Center service.
>
>
>Start/Run --> services.msc
>
>Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it,
set
>"Startup type" to Disabled.
>
>
>There is also a Group Policy setting available to disable
the
>Security Center (Start/Run--> gpedit.msc).
>
>Take a look at the chapter for the Security Center in
>06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC
>
> What settings are added or changed in Windows XP
Service Pack 2?
> Group Policy settings (page 26 for me)
>
>
>06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC ("Changes to Functionality in
Microsoft Windows XP
>Service Pack 2, Part 6: Computer Maintenance") can be
downloaded from here:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=7bd948d7-b791-40b6-8364-
685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en
>
>Note: WinXPSP2_Documentation.zip contains all the .doc
downloads...
>
>
>--
>torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>.
>

[TDP]

Take a look here to disable SP2 annoyances:

http://forums.computeractive.co.uk/thread.jsp?forum=10&thread=38910
TDP.

> wrote in message
...
> I installed SP2 and I turned off Windows firewall
> indicating that I was using my own (ZoneAlarm). The
> security center turned amber.
>
> But it doesn't hold this setting and every time I boot up
> I get a red warning that my computer is not protected
> because the firewall was turned off. This is very
> annoying.
>
> Do you know how I can make the security center hold its
> setting that I am being monitored by ZoneAlarm?

[Alex Nichol]

> wrote:

>I installed SP2 and I turned off Windows firewall
>indicating that I was using my own (ZoneAlarm). The
>security center turned amber.
>
>But it doesn't hold this setting and every time I boot up
>I get a red warning that my computer is not protected
>because the firewall was turned off. This is very
>annoying.
>
>Do you know how I can make the security center hold its
>setting that I am being monitored by ZoneAlarm?

Update to the latest 5.1.011 version of Zone Alarm. This turns off the
Windows firewall for itself as it starts up, and then reports properly
to the Security Center


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)