Go to My computer, control panel, find the icon that says "Windows firewall" click on it, then click "ON" if you have XP on your computer.\ Nell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Franceschi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:05 AM Subject: Re: [COOPER] xp and firewall Since I am not a computer expert, I have sent an email to my computer tech asking him to tell me which program activates this firewall in XP. I don't expect to hear from him until at least Monday, so please be patient. I believe I have it and know how to activate it; however, I want to make sure before I send it along. Lois ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== Hoaxes and Urban Legends on the Internet http://www.snopes.com/ <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/">Snopes.com</a> ============================== You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/