Re: Missing Firewall in XP
From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 01/31/05
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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:05:17 -0700
The best course would be to resolve the issues you encountered with
XP SP2 installed so that you can be at the current service level.
If your issues were with third-party software, a number of vendors that
were not attuned at release of SP2 have since brought out updates or
info for their customers.
-- Roger Abell Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security) MCDBA, MCSE W2k3+W2k+Nt4 "Dee" <Dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DAAB61D6-021C-4A88-A191-98AFE69A2715@microsoft.com... > thank you very much. I don't have a broadband connection so it sounds > like I > do need to go ahead and get my own firewall protection. As I said in one > of > my earlier notes, I did download SP2 but had so many problems that I > didn't > feel I could fix, that I removed it and went back to SP1. thanks again, > Dee > > "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote: > >> Dee wrote: >> >> > Hi Frank, thanks for staying in touch. I clicked Start, Connect to, >> > and >> > right clicked on AOL. Clicked on properties. Nothing comes up. I >> > think >> > I'm going to have to find a Firewall and install it since I can't seem >> > to >> > find the one that is supposed to be in XP. Dee >> Hi >> >> Ahh, AOL! >> >> Internet firewalls: Frequently asked questions >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/firewall.mspx >> >> <quote> >> Q. >> I have America Online Internet service. Can I use the firewall in >> Windows XP? >> >> A. >> If you have an America Online broadband Internet connection, you >> can turn on the firewall that's built in to Windows following the >> steps on the Use an Internet Firewall page: >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/firewall.aspx >> >> If you have an AOL dial-up Internet connection, it can only be >> protected by the Windows Firewall if you are using Windows XP >> Service Pack 2. If you are running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or >> earlier, the firewall does not interfere with the AOL connection. >> But you cannot configure AOL dial-up connection software in the >> Network Connections folder on your Windows XP computer, therefore >> you cannot turn on the Internet Connection Firewall for such >> connections. For help in securing an AOL dial-up Internet >> connection using Windows XP download and install Windows XP >> Service Pack 2 or contact AOL. >> >> </quote> >> >> -- >> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway >> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of >> the 1328 page Scripting Guide: >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx >>
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