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I have SP2 and have no problems...
I Have Windows Firewall on aswell as NIS 2004 Pro and my Hardware Router Firewall...

3?.. u must be what Paranoid, if u are, may aswell turn ya PC off

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Originally posted by Demandred
3?.. u must be what Paranoid, if u are, may aswell turn ya PC off

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I have three as well; the hardware router firewall as first line of defence, Windows firewall on all systems for boot time protection (the only reason its worth running) and software firewalls on all machines to prevent cross infection (essential when you have non-internet-savy family members).

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Originally posted by DJeX
If you try and install it on an older computer, well lets just say not too much will run normal after that.

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I've installed SP2 in my old Pentium II 266 MHz, 192 Mb RAM; and it goes as fast as before installing it.

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Originally posted by DJeX
You don’t need SP2 to run the Windows firewall any way, the firewall comes with Windows XP. All’s you need to do is enable it.

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Wrong. The firewall comes only with the SP2 of WinXP. If not, tell me: how do you enable/configure it in, for example, Windows XP SP1?

Here you go Choil http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winx...ain/enableicf.mspx

Explains how to enable it and configure it.

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Originally posted by Scone
I have SP2 and have no problems...
I Have Windows Firewall on aswell as NIS 2004 Pro and my Hardware Router Firewall...

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3!?!!! now don't you think thats going a little over board. Does anything get throught your internet? I've been useing my routers firewall for years now and have had no problem. Useing 3 does not make it better. In some cases it makes it worse. How does your computer run Scone?

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Originally posted by Sam Spade
Do not depend on the Windows Firewall.  It is a 'stateful' firewall that only protects from *incoming, unsolicited* connections.

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what does 'stateful' mean ?!?!

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Originally posted by Choli
Wrong. The firewall comes only with the SP2 of WinXP. If not, tell me: how do you enable/configure it in, for example, Windows XP SP1?

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That is not correct. The Windows Firewall has always been a part of Windows XP but disabled by default and called the Internet Connection firewall.  You'll find plenty of information here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320855

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Originally posted by zaidgs
what does 'stateful' mean ?!?!

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Check out the same article.

Gives basic protection thats it imo. I have used only 1 firewall all my life and that is zone alarm pro. It has done well all my life and i stick with it

i cant rememba who im replying to but i know this SP2 SUCKS!!!!!
i mean i got a netgear wireless network (54mbs) and it started up fine and then it cameup with a fatal error as soon as i took it out it worked fine, so i uninstalled sp2 and it worked fine!!!

and then i put it on another computer on my network useing the same type of card and IT CRASHED!!!


SP2 SUCKES!!!
BYEZ

ever since the other computer in this house got SP2 i can recive files anymore SP2