This can be done using the "Add Program" button. If this application is not listed in the list of exceptions, you need to add it manually. To do so, mark the check box related to the IDM application in the list of programs and services: "Internet Download Manager". You need to allow access to Internet for "Internet Download Manager" application. Switch to the "Exceptions" tab with the list of applications that are allowed to access to the Internet. On the "General" tab make sure the "Do not allow exceptions option" is not selected.ģ. "Start→Settings→Control Panel→Network and Internet connection→Window Firewall".Ģ. Open the Windows Firewall settings dialog window: "Start→Settings→Control Panel→Window Firewall" or However, should you run up against problems, please follow these steps:ġ. Most probably no problems will occur at all. Typically its default settings correspond very well to the Internet Download Manager. When you installed Windows XP Service Pack 2, you have also installed Windows inbuilt FireWall. How to configure Windows Firewall to work with Internet Download Manager (IDM) Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.Cannot start a download in IDM. The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License. Microsoft and the Window logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of, Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. Android, Google Chrome, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google, LLC. Firefox is a trademark of Mozilla Foundation. or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. NortonLifeLock, the NortonLifeLock Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, LifeLock, and the LockMan Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NortonLifeLock Inc. LifeLock identity theft protection is not available in all countries.Ĭopyright © 2022 NortonLifeLock Inc. The Norton and LifeLock Brands are part of NortonLifeLock Inc. Make sure auto renewal is turned off in your Norton subscription settings and when the time comes up, do not renew your Norton subscription, you paid for better support than this. Manually re-enter your Firewall settings.ĥ. After Norton is reinstalled, all your custom firewall settings are gone so pull up the file where you saved all your custom Firewall setting screen shots.Ĥ. Download and run the NRnR tool or go to windows control panel and uninstall Norton, then reinstall Norton.ģ. WARNING!! Failure to manually make a copy of all custom firewall settings will result in losing them requiring the user to rely on his own recollection of what those settings were.Ģ. Save these screen shots in a file for reference after uninstalling and reinstalling Norton. You may need to take several screen shots if you have more than a handful of custom settings, scrolling down and taking screen shots of all settings. Heaven forbid that this POS software crashes on Live Update take a screen shot of your custom firewall program control settings. Short of someone from Norton manning up to provide a solution to this problem here is the archaic stone age solution to saving custom firewall program control settings:ġ. Maybe the fundamental question should have been "why does Live Update crash and require the user to completely uninstall and reinstall the whole program? C'mon Man, it's the 21st century, how do you justify charging $60 for this POS software? This is the second time Live Update has crashed on me with a reinstall that loses all my settings. I have read other threads here asking the same question and the responses are that Norton has not provided any mechanism for saving firewall settings or even giving a clue as to where those settings are stored. If it did why couldn't Norton integrate that same functionality into their own NRnR tool? Sloppy, lazy support functionality!! Unbelievable that Norton support directed me to use windows control panel to solve a problem within Norton. He was referring to Windows Control Panel to uninstall a program? I agree with you, I doubt that my firewall settings will be saved. I thought the Norton Chat support person was talking about an option within Norton.
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