Hi. I am new to Sygate and have tried to read a little about some of its functions but have not been able to tackle one particular problem. I checked "Allow" for the NT Kernel & System application (ntoskrnl.exe) in Sygate Applications, but it still gives me the popup message that it has been blocked from accessing the network. Why is this so? And is this block disabling to my XP system?

In SYGATE, you have the option to choose which programs allowed to connect to the Web or not... find the list of programs in the software and bookmark or unbookmark programs you allow or not to access the Web...

newgate, to get rid of the pop-up.In sygate go to tools/options/general.. check the box "hide notification messages". From Sygate: Question: Why does the notification box keep showing up after checking hide further messages in the popup box? Answer: It's a feature that is not working correctly and has been reported. Versions 5.5 and 5.6 known to be affected. Products: Sygate® Personal Firewall Sygate® Personal Firewall Pro Details: To fix this issue. Open up the Sygate console menu. Click Tools -> Options In the [General] Tab place a check in the Hide notification messages block. Click OK and close the console. No more notification messages will appear. The Icon will flash red on Severe Alerts. Click the Icon for more information on the alert. Keywords: notification message, popup box, hide, alerts

... yes, I think the "Allow" probably meant just for that time (I've not used Sygate for a while). Imp's idea should make it permanent. DerekW