If you are using Windows Live OneCare, it disables the native Vista firewall and
uses it's own firewall.


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"John" <noneya@noneya.com> wrote in message
news:505C4E79-B83E-49E3-BA87-65DE6820DA95@microsoft.com...
> Every time I boot up my Vista Home Premium machine Windows Firewall is turned
> off. I have to manually turn it on EVERY time I boot up. It doesn't matter if
> the WIFI I'm using is set for "Public" or "Private". How do I change the
> Windows Firewall settings to turn on the firewall regardless of the type of
> WIFI connection I'm using?