If your computer is protected by a firewall, your firewall may display messages that blinkx is trying to act as a server or trying to access the Internet.
You should set your firewall to allow blinkx to act as a server and to access the Internet, so it can index the local documents you want to be able to search and search for web results.
For example:
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blinkxinstaller.exe is trying to access the InternetCheck the Remember this setting box and click on Allow This executable needs to access the Internet, so that you can register blinkx. blinkx is trying to access "http://www.blinkx.com/help"Check the Remember this setting box and click on Allow blinkx needs to access this website in order to display online help. The blinkx application is trying to access the InternetCheck the Remember this setting box and click on Allow The blinkx application needs to access the Internet to search for web results. |
Check the Remember this setting box and click on Allow
This executable needs to act as a local server, so that blinkx can index the local documents you want to be able to search.
Check the Remember this setting box and click on Allow
This executable needs to access the Internet, so it can search for web results.
If you are uninstalling blinkx, this executable needs to access the Internet, so it can un-register blinkx.
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blinkx.exe is attempting to connect to a DNS serverFrom the What do you want to do drop-down list, select Always allow connections from this program on all ports . This ensures that blinkx can access the Internet to search the web. |
From the What do you want to do drop-down list, select Always allow connections from this program on all ports .
This executable needs to access the Internet, so that you can register blinkx.
From the What do you want to do drop-down list, select Always allow connections from this program on all ports .
This executable needs to act as a local server, so that blinkx can index the local documents you want to be able to search.
From the What do you want to do drop-down list, select Always allow connections from this program on all ports .
This executable needs to act as a local server, so that blinkx can index the local documents you want to be able to search.
From the What do you want to do drop-down list, select Always allow connections from this program on all ports .
This executable needs to act as a local server, so that blinkx can index the local documents you want to be able to search.
From the What do you want to do drop-down list, select Always allow connections from this program on all ports .
This executable needs to act as a local server, so that blinkx can index the local documents you want to be able to search.
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The program blinkx Application is requesting access to the InternetSelect the Grant Access option. This ensures that blinkx can access the Internet to search the web. The program blinkxinstaller.exe is requesting access to the InternetSelect the Grant Access option. This executable needs to access the Internet, so that you can register blinkx. |
Select the Grant Access option.
This executable needs to act as a local server, so that blinkx can index the local documents you want to be able to search.
Select the Grant Access option.
This executable needs to act as a local server, so that blinkx can index the local documents you want to be able to search.
Note:
Depending on which firewall you are using, you may also get messages that ablinkx.exe, oblinkx.exe, eblinkx.exe or pblinkx.exe are trying to access the Internet. In order to enable blinkx' file and email indexing service, you should set your firewall to allow these executables to access the Internet.