Shoutbox

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Originally posted by Ddunk
've come to the conclusion that WDZ and I are the only people who have never had a problem with SP2

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i have no problems running it

an how long have u had it on ya PC?.. few days?

sp2 works fine for me as i think it does for most normal users. if it didnt work for most people it wouldnt have been released like it. it works fine and the firewall is very good i find. before sp2 i didnt even use a firewall. but as it comes with windows i may as well use it.

as it comes with windows you may aswell as use it?.. bit dumb in saying that ey?  not like a firewall wasnt in XP from day 1 ,

{Off topic}
is it ok to use 2 firewalls like mcafee and windows firewall?

no its not , may aswell put a Grinade on ya Phoneline an when some1 hacks u it automatically pulls the Pin  .. having 2 firewalls isnt recommended , conflicts

I agree with WDZ. Windows' firewall works fine for me, always taking into account what the firewall was dessigned for.

yeah true, but not all  or a firewall from Goansoft works well , in some cases there beta ad-ware works well for some people, just not all, same with there firewall

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Originally posted by WDZ
WTF? I'm tempted to split that crappy post.

I installed SP2 and it's great. No problems at all. So keep your opinion to yourself unless you're willing to back it up with facts. 

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WDZ dont be so harsh, I asked for personal ratings!!!
but true extreme negativities are not really quality ratings!

also, i know that msn messenger adds exception for itself, thats why (1) i removed the exception manually, and (2) used mirc as another test program.

edit: i just noticed that DJeX was talking about sp2 in general not just the firewall, n i think that sp2 generally provides better security taking internet explorer into consideration and firewall, but guess u all know about the security risk the windows security center opens.

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Originally posted by chris100
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is it ok to use 2 firewalls like mcafee and windows firewall?

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generally no, unless specifically stated from the firewall's provider.
an example is symantec's firewall, they say that its compatable with windows's firewall (ie. u can turn them both on without problem) but still u are advised to turn on only one.

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Originally posted by DJeX
SP2 is all junk! Installing SP2 is like installing a timebomb waiting to explode.

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Ok.. then tell why! or are you one more of that anti-microsoft-all-they-do-is-junk guys?

Ive had no problems with it.. tbh it doesnt make the difference but i installed because i like to have everything up to date