I click protection ON (green shield) but when I turn pc off & then back on
again it's defaulted back to OFF (red shield). I can use LIMEWIRE to dload
because it says it is blocked by a firewall! I've unblocked this and it still
doesn't work. Help please

"Lee" <Lee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11B21ADD-F103-4B8A-BEE9-8B04BCADEACD@microsoft.com...
>I click protection ON (green shield) but when I turn pc off & then back on
> again it's defaulted back to OFF (red shield). I can use LIMEWIRE to dload
> because it says it is blocked by a firewall! I've unblocked this and it
> still
> doesn't work. Help please

Check your event logs for clues. Also make sure your PC is up to date via
Windows Update, and is fully patched - that you run good, regularly updated
antivirus software, and download/install antispyware tools such as:

Microsoft Antispyware Beta
Spybot Search & Destroy
AdAware

See http://www.microsoft.com/uk/security/protect/alert.mspx

Note: do *not* connect your computer to the internet--for even a
nanosecond--without a firewall. Getting a simple broadband router/firewall
appliance is a good idea, even if you have a functional software firewall on
your clients.

Re Limewire - peer to peer file sharing software is bad news. Don't use it.