The operating system is Windows XP SP2 w/ Firewall turned on. The problem is the exception box no longer pops up and adding exceptions to the list doesn't allow access to program. No other firewall ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

A flaw in Windows Firewall may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. The flaw manifests itself in the way the security application ...

I've came into a new position where a policy for the XP firewall has been set. It has been turned on but when you look at the Exceptions it says the Firewall is turned off. It says the Group policy is ...

Some consider it one of Microsoft's greatest blunders. With the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft made the conscious decision to turn on the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) for ...

These days, using a PC without a firewall installed makes about as much sense as leaving the house without wearing any pants. We’re not talking about the firewall built into your broadband router here ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Want to manage multiple firewalls for different domains at the same time? Microsoft Windows 7 makes that possible. With Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced the concept of network locations, whereby ...