Installed a firewall but Windows doesn't see it

maddogchen

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Hi, I recently installed the Comodo Firewall but it seems like every other time I start my computer, Windows gives the popup red x shield that says I don't have a firewall. Did this mean I didnt set up Comodo correctly?
 

MrChad

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Does the red shield go away eventually? It could be that the Security Center service is starting before your firewall service.
 

maddogchen

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no, it stays there until i restart my computer. It seems odd because sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't.
 

FoBoT

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the software has to know how to interface with Security Center
check the website/support for Comodo and see if it is compatible with Security Center and/or how to get it to interface
 

Schadenfroh

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check the website/support for Comodo and see if it is compatible with Security Center and/or how to get it to interface

Comodo Personal Firewall shows up in the security center of my PC. My guess is a bad install, use add/remove programs to remove it, then install it again.