This brief tutorial will show you how to “allow” a program to access the Internet when the Windows Vista Firewall is enabled (which is by default).
Typically when a program attempts to access the Internet for the first time, you’re presented with a pop-up window asking if you want to allow or block its access (see image below). This isn’t always the case though, so to manually allow a program from accessing the Internet, follow the instructions outlined below.
- Click the Start Orb and select Control Panel
- Select Allow a program through Windows Firewall from the Security section – if it’s available (it’s not always the default choice). If it is available, skip down to step 4. If it’s not, click Security and continue with step 3.
- From the Windows Firewall section, select Allow a program through Windows Firewall.
- When prompted to grant permission, click Continue.
- If it isn’t automatically displayed, select the Exceptions tab. From there, click the Add program… button.
- Select the program you wish to allow access to the Internet. If it’s not listed, click the Browse button and navigate to it. Once it’s selected, click OK.
- Make sure that the program you just added is now listed, and has a check in the box next to it. Click OK and that program will now be able to access the Internet.
Thank you.
The tutorial has been added to “Windows Vista Bookmarks” as have the other Windows Vista and IE7 screenshot simulations.
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I’ll definitely be watching for more!
I am trying to allow limewire through the firewall but I have added it and I also added the ports and it still tells me a firewall was detected
I wanted to do it but Limewire is already on this list! and I cannot use it…..
Why?
It want let me use it either!!!