Is there a way to find out what keeps turning off the built in firewall? I
run Vista and get the warning every so often that the firewall is turned
off. It usually goes right back on in a moment. Ideas? Thanks....
~ Grandma Jo

I don't know what may cause brief "blackouts", but viruses are known to
disable Firewall as one of their FIRST actions on their destrructive path.
However as I said, they turn it off permanently.

I am not sure if any virus would want to turn off & on briefly, so it's not
likely to be a virus.
Maybe someone else will add to this response....

On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:16:41 -0700, "Grandma Jo" <no
[email]spam@peoplepc.com[/email]> wrote:
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>Is there a way to find out what keeps turning off the built in firewall? I
>run Vista and get the warning every so often that the firewall is turned
>off. It usually goes right back on in a moment. Ideas? Thanks....
>~ Grandma Jo
>[/color]

Have you run your antivirus ?

Grandma Jo wrote:[color=blue]
> Is there a way to find out what keeps turning off the built in firewall? I
> run Vista and get the warning every so often that the firewall is turned
> off. It usually goes right back on in a moment. Ideas? Thanks....
> ~ Grandma Jo
>
>[/color]

Ah, the joys of running Vista! You're infected and it's time to
reinstall Vista or move up to an operating system that doesn't have that
kind of problem. I would recommend Ubuntu. Get it free at
[url]www.ubuntu.com[/url]. Not only is it free, it comes with access to thousands
of free programs.

Alias

"Alias" <iamaliasTAK3THIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
news:hb2se8$acm$1@news.eternal-september.org...

SNIP[color=blue]
>
> Ah, the joys of running Vista! You're infected and it's time to reinstall
> Vista or move up to an operating system that doesn't have that kind of
> problem. I would recommend Ubuntu. Get it free at the
> www. Not only is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free
> programs.
>[/color]

Umm, if you install ububutu, then you are infected.

It doesn't come with access to THOUSANDS of free programs.
You are counting each and every dependency package as a program?

Windows come with access to many of those, Open Office being just one.
You can load up Windows with all the Free Crap you want.
It will probably run better in Windows.

"Alias" <iamaliasTAK3THIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
news:hb2se8$acm$1@news.eternal-september.org...[color=blue]
> Grandma Jo wrote:[color=green]
>> Is there a way to find out what keeps turning off the built in firewall?
>> I run Vista and get the warning every so often that the firewall is
>> turned off. It usually goes right back on in a moment. Ideas?
>> Thanks.... ~ Grandma Jo[/color]
>
> Ah, the joys of running Vista! You're infected and it's time to reinstall
> Vista or move up to an operating system that doesn't have that kind of
> problem. I would recommend Ubuntu. Get it free at [url]www.ubuntu.com[/url]. Not only
> is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free programs.
>
> Alias[/color]

You have reading comprehension problems. The OP asked about her firewall
and you provide completely useless information. You suggest that she ditch
Windows and the applications she uses to run that INFERIOR Ubuntu piece of
**** that NOBODY wants.

What an IDIOT. A certifiable idiot you are. No wonder you use Ubuntu. You
have no brains.

Just FYI.

Listen, you have to add Alias to blocked list, despite him being
entertaining at times.
At first I found him informative, but there's a saying it takes time to
discern a true Spammer/Troll, from someone simply being overly
enhtusiastci - which I can be also, sometimes.

He is a true Spammer.
Stop wasting a lif eon reading his posts, life is short. Even if you're 20,
you;re half-way to 40, remember... 3x times that much, and most people are
"done" (not my familiy genes which are known for longevity).
So wjy would you spend even 10 seconds on reading UboonToo Troll???

Yes, it runs daily and shows ok. I use AVG. I'm wondering if the firewall
gets turned off briefly while it checks for an update or while one of my
other programs is checking for an update?
~ Grandma Jo

"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
news:54q9d5lo403rknktkdclumbt56m5ffku62@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:16:41 -0700, "Grandma Jo" <no
> [email]spam@peoplepc.com[/email]> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Is there a way to find out what keeps turning off the built in firewall?
>>I
>>run Vista and get the warning every so often that the firewall is turned
>>off. It usually goes right back on in a moment. Ideas? Thanks....
>>~ Grandma Jo
>>[/color]
>
> Have you run your antivirus ?[/color]