Kirsty

Right, I've got to the 'sevices' window but i don't have a view tab or
anything where i can choose 'show hidden devices'. The only tabs are
'extended' and 'standard' and the only mention of 'view' is on the top menu
and doesn't have the required option.

Windows firewall shows with a blue gear wheel (so i assume its not the right
one), when i go into it it gives start up options of 'automatic' (which it
was already set to), automatic (delayed start), manual and disabled - no
option for for 'demand'

"dean-dean" wrote:

> In the Start Search box of the Start Menu, type services.msc. Is the
> Windows Firewall service set to be Automatic at startup?
>
> In the Start Menu type devmgmt.msc, and open Device Manager. On the View
> tab, choose "Devices by connection" and put a check next to "Show hidden
> devices". Look for Windows Firewall Authorization Driver (it will have a
> gold gear icon). Double-click that, and on the Driver tab, make sure the
> Startup type is set to "Demand".
>
> "Kirsty" <Kirsty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:34A62957-0883-4893-A0ED-062E8708B757@microsoft.com...
> > Every time I shut off, hibernate or put my laptop to sleep it turns off
> > the
> > fire wall and so i'm having to continually turn it back on again every
> > time i
> > use it - I have no other fire wall programme on the laptop.
> >
> > Please help!
>
>