Re: Yes or No: Zone Alarm Pro on a new PC (Win XP Home)

From: NeoSadist (neos@dist)
Date: 10/31/02 

From: "NeoSadist" <neos@dist>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 11:46:33 -0700

"Terry Severson" <tseverson@mn.rr.com> wrote in message
news:e8feaf95.0210310521.8dc6977@posting.google.com...
> Will Zone Alarm Pro version 3 install cleanly and run successfully
> (right out of the box) on my new Dell 8200 (right out of the box)
> using Windows XP Home Edition?
>
> Disclaimer: I have read the posts in this group but I don't really
> know what you are talking about most of the time.
>
> I am using a cable modem so I have also purchased a Linksys BEFSR41
> ver 2 hardware firewall (after reading posts in this group; thanks).
>
> I am having someone that knows what they are doing with a PC help get
> me up and running.
>
> I bought Zone Alarm Pro version 3 from Best Buy over the weekend.
>
> PC came with Dell installing Norton Antivirus and Easy CD Creator on
> it and anything else Dell puts on a new PC such as Works suite.
>
> I am wondering about which product to install first such as Zone Alarm
> Pro on the PC before even hooking up the Linksys firewall and
> connecting to the Internet or reverse the installations.
>
> I am also wondering which download upgrade scenerio I should follow
> once the PC is connected to the Internet. With the PC and every
> product new, is there an upgrade (via downloading) sequence that needs
> to be followed so everything works together?
>
> Lastly, what software settings should I setup in the various products
> after I install them to protect my system (even on the PC as it sits
> right now)?
>
> I never had these problems when I setup my new slide rule many years
> ago.
>
> Your comments are most welcome.

Yes, it should. Installing service pack 1 first would be a good idea, but
it should still work. However, you already have a firewall: all you have to
do is enable it. I'd suggest using the default WinXp internet connection
firewall instead of downloading one. The WinXp firewall isn't configurable,
really, but it's better due to being 1) included in your operating system
and 2) built into your operating system, which decreases the amount of
system effort generated. The WinXp firewall isn't the best in the business,
but it should be enough.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/networking/icf.asp

That link is to the microsoft page on how to enable it. It's rather easy.

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