Re: Virus Software and firewalls

From: Tyler Li [MS] (tylerli@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/14/02 

From: tylerli@online.microsoft.com (Tyler Li [MS])
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:20:42 GMT

Hi Bruce,

Windows XP does not include any anti virus tools. In most cases, the antiv
rirus tools are third party applications. Such as Norton and McAfee.

Regarding the firewall applications, Windows XP contains a option in the
networking connection properties window named Internet connection firewall.

In most cases, there are some other third party firewall tools. Such as
Norton internet firewall.

Tyler Li

tylerli@online.microsoft.com
Online Support Professional
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Subject: Re: Virus Software and firewalls
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Greetings --

    What "anti virus tools" does WinXP include?

Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User 

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"Tyler Li [MS]" <tylerli@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:$X5I91viCHA.1992@cpmsftngxa06...
> Hi,
>
> The firewall and anti virus tools are auto loaded by Windows XP system.
> Please click Start->Run, type msconfig and press Enter. Select selective
> startup option and uncheck startup option. Select the services page, check
> the hide MS service items option and uncheck all these third party service
> items.
>
> Tyler Li
>
> tylerli@online.microsoft.com
> Online Support Professional
> Microsoft Corporation
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
> rights.

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