Yes it was. The firewall is still disabled.

"Jim Macklin" wrote:

> Was SP2 one of the updates? Have you configured the
> firewall?
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> --
> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
> But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
> some support
> http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
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>
> "AlanT" <AlanT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1138245B-F257-4D75-9998-8595D7F594AB@microsoft.com...
> | At a friends house and recommended he download the latest
> Windows updates on
> | his desktop; there were 33 of them. After installing
> them, the desktop can
> | no longer access the internet. The wireless connection is
> enabled with
> | excellent signal strength, but IE cannot reach the
> wireless modem (I see a
> | dnserror msg on the bottom grey area of the IE screen).
> My laptop continues
> | to reach the same wireless modem and the internet just
> fine. Have rebooted
> | everything, still no luck. Trying to back-out Windows
> updates using System
> | Restore, but after going through the restore process, it
> says cannot restore
> | from that checkpoint; tried restoring from about 7
> different days checkpoint
> | and can't restore from any of them. Help!
>
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