Posted on 03/22/2011 4:39:49 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator
As many of you know, my old computer died on the sixth of this month and I replaced it with a cheap used computer (yeah, I know; you get what you pay for).
At first there were all sorts of problems--the main one a bad program that was slowing the computer down to the speed of a two toed tree sloth. Removing the program took care of that. Similarly, things have improved in other ways as well and right now I'm pretty satisfied with what I've got--
Except for one thing.
My task bar frequently tells me that my Windows firewall is off. Of course each time this happens I enable it. But then some time later it will prompt me to enable it again.
For some reason my Windows firewall refuses to stay enabled. It keeps going off and I keep having to manually enable it.
Now of course this doesn't take much time but it is annoying and I would like for it to stay enabled and quit bothering me.
Does anyone have an idea as to why this is happening?
Thanks!
Revising my post #80.
I agree with #79 and would go that route before considering installing additional programs.
Almost 100% of the time when you see the Windows Firewall being shutdown without user interaction, and doing so repeatedly, means you have a virus.
That it is shutting down repeatedly after each boot means it’s a nasty virus that is probably transmitting data over the internet.
So, I suggest finding the Windows XP Product Key (the license key), writing it down, then reformatting and reinstalling your WIndows XP.
Free software to find your windows xp key:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/
If the PC came with any MS Office software, this software will find the product keys for that too.
ALso please note if your windows XP is WIndows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home OEM, Windows XP Pro OEM.
Which ever you have, you need to find a Windows XP installation CD that will accept the current license key you have, to save you money. Ask around, you just need the install CD, plenty of them floating around 9.5 years after XP was launched.
When buying a used PC with an existing OS installed, you always need to reformat and reinstall...
I know you guys meant well, but that is one nasty program!
Your problem isn't a software problem it's seems to be a malware problem. You either have a virus or had one in the past that left some bad registry keys behind.
It needs to be cleaned up properly. Anti virus programs don't always clean everything up, but there are programs that will.
And since I've only had this computer a week, perhaps the previous owner did.
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