You may receive a "Windows security alert" message when debugging a Smart Device application by using a Visual Studio .NET 2003 emulator (883905)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Architect Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Academic Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2)

SYMPTOMS

When you start debugging a Smart Device application by using one of the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 emulators, you may receive a message that is similar to the following:

Windows Security Alert

To help protect your computer, Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program.
Do you want to keep blocking this program?

Name: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

CAUSE

By default, the Microsoft Windows Firewall feature is turned on and enabled on all network connections in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). When the Visual Studio .NET debugger tries to connect to the emulator, the Visual Studio .NET debugger briefly opens a network connection. When the Windows Firewall feature detects this connection attempt, the connection is blocked, and you may receive a warning dialog box that displays the message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

RESOLUTION

You can ignore the message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section. Debugging will continue as usual, regardless of the option that is selected in the warning dialog box. To prevent the warning dialog box from appearing in the future, click either Keep Blocking or Unblock when the warning dialog box appears.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows Firewall feature of Windows XP Service Pack 2 helps keep your computer more secure by restricting information that comes to your computer from other computers. This gives you more control over the data on your computer and provides a line-of-defense against people or programs that may try to connect to your computer without an invitation. Examples of this kind of program include viruses and worms.

REFERENCES

For additional information about how the Windows Firewall feature may affect application performance, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

843090 Description of the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2

875357 Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/20/2005
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