Select a Location for the 'Network 3' location

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Select a Location for the 'Network 3' location

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I have a client who is getting a popup: "Select a Location for the 'Network 3' location." The family does not network their PCs. All she is really wanting is to eliminate the popup. Any help would be appreciated.

This is on a Vista Home Premium PC.
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Pilgrim wrote:...All she is really wanting is to eliminate the popup...
The simplest way to eliminate this popup is to select a location for the Network 3 location!

The message tells you that windows has found a network and wants to know how to configure the firewall. If you never share anything on the network then choose "Public" to tell windows to provide maximum firewall protection.
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StuartR wrote:The simplest way to eliminate this popup is to select a location for the Network 3 location!

The message tells you that windows has found a network and wants to know how to configure the firewall. If you never share anything on the network then choose "Public" to tell windows to provide maximum firewall protection.
Okay.... now HOW/WHERE does she do this? Since I haven't seen this prompt personally, I don't have a clue when it appears (guessing that it is on startup) or if there is an option to click a button on the prompt, etc. This person is woefully PC illiterate and it is very difficult to get her to follow instructions as she is convinced she cannot do anything. :hairout:

So, some detailed instructions here that I could pass on to her would be greatly appreciated.
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Detailed instructions depend on the operating system.

On the Vista Enterprise PC where I am typing this:
  • Control Panel > Network and Sharing Centre
  • Click the Customise link to the right of Network 3
  • Select a location type of Public or Private
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And here is a screenshot of the dialog:
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HansV wrote:And here is a screenshot of the dialog:...
That looks like the dialog box from Windows 7, which is accessed slightly differently.
  • Control Panel > Network and Sharing Centre
  • Click the link that says Network 3
  • Select Public from the dialog box
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I found the screenshot on a web page about setting up a network on Windows Vista...
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HansV wrote:I found the screenshot on a web page about setting up a network on Windows Vista...
That's odd, it looks identical to what I see on my Windows 7 PC, here is a screen shot of what I see on my Vista PC.
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The screenshot I posted corresponds to what Pilgrim reported in the first post in this thread. It has a link "Customize the name, location type and icon for the network" near the bottom. I think that this link leads to the dialog in your screenshot.
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