dean-dean

Your Services setting looks to be fine. You can close that window. The
second thing I was talking about is a different console, called devmgmt.msc,
or Device Manager. This where you'll find View in the menu.

"Kirsty" <Kirsty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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!
>>
>>