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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:09:04 +0200, "Bo Berglund" <Bo.Berglund at system3r.se> wrote: >When the new service packs are installed Microsoft is adding a firewall >component to the PC and I think it is enabled by default. This breaks >the CVSNT service. It doesn't actually (I run XP SP2 at home). You just have allow network access to port 2401 (which will happen automatically - you'll get a 'Do you want to allow access' popup the first time it starts up, then you just hit yes and everything else works) - MS at least write firewalls that don't totally screw up the system (just wish others would). Win2000 isn't getting more updates AFAIK so it wouldn't affect that. >I've got the same problem on a w2k pro + sp4 system. >But there are no any firewalls installed. It seems to >me that problem appeared after regular Windows Update. > Run cvsdiag and have a look at protocol stack - you'll probably find there's an AV/Firewall hooking into it. There's a link to a program that fixes it in the FAQ. Tony