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Technical Help & Discussion => Windows PCs & Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: Lona on February 14, 2005, 17:50

Title: XP firewall
Post by: Lona on February 14, 2005, 17:50

Is there any versions of XP that doesn't come with built in firewall?

My friend who has XP  has been getting lots of  adware installed on her pc and I was checking  and couldn't find xp firewall anywhere on her system.

I ran ad-aware and found 96 entries some of which were rated High.

Title: XP firewall
Post by: Camstop on February 14, 2005, 18:04

The XP firewall was only introduced in the sp2 update lona and wasn't on before that.

Title: XP firewall
Post by: Clive on February 14, 2005, 18:10

I think that XP has always had a firewall but it was turned OFF by default.  SP2 changed it to always ON.  I'm not sure how good the firewall is though Lona.   :?

Title: XP firewall
Post by: Clive on February 14, 2005, 18:12

Oh I think I just repeated what Cammy said!   :D   "Pieces of eight Pieces of eight"  :peepsofa:

Title: XP firewall
Post by: Simon on February 14, 2005, 18:19

Best thing is to tell her to get SP2, or a third party firewall, such as Sygate, or Zone Alarm.  Non-SP2 Windows did have a firewall, but it only monitored incoming traffic, and as has already been said, was not enabled by default.

Title: XP firewall
Post by: sam on February 14, 2005, 18:36

get zone alarm or pay for norton... both excellent products.. better still ditch windows (man fighting a cause here! but using windose at the moment, argh!)

Title: XP firewall
Post by: TR on February 14, 2005, 20:08

Spyware blaster is also useful to stop some spyware getting on the PC's


TR  8)