Help with Exceptions in Avast Firewall with XP FW off

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi,
I have been going bananas for days wuth this problem.

I have XP Pro SP3 and the XP Firewall has for some reason been turned off and it says Group has taken over. I have added exceptions i need, however they won’t work because the thing is off.

I have checked and it seems there is another Firewall on with I cannot see.

Does AVAST have a Firewall? I have looked and can’t seem to find any reference to it in Settings or anywhere else but could have missed it.

I have FREE 7.0.1426

I need to enter in an exception so that I can get my program running between my Web shared web Linux server and my XP box.

Any help please?

Thanks in hope.

oz :frowning:

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I have FREE 7.0.1426
avast free and pro does NOT have a firewall....... only AIS

OBS: and latest version is 7.0.1456

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Okay…

Thanks Pondus for your quick reply.

I guess there is another FW somewhere else??

I’m going crazy here!

Have a good day…

oz

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googled something…maybe it helps ?

Windows Firewall Group Policy (Firewall is Off)
http://forums.techguy.org/general-security/684319-windows-firewall-group-policy-firewall.html

google search
http://www.google.no/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=no&site=&source=hp&q=XP+Firewall+has+for+some+reason+been+turned+off+and+it+says+Group&oq=XP+Firewall+has+for+some+reason+been+turned+off+and+it+says+Group&gs_l=hp.3...1283.1283.0.1912.1.1.0.0.0.0.55.55.1.1.0...0.0...1c.1U8_g05UVJ4&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=aa3f1c1bbfc2d1d4&biw=1611&bih=866

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Thanks again for the help.

I have looked at those now and have got more info, however still cannot get the Windows FW to turn on.

I will keep looking.

oz