Re: Norton Firewall Protection

From: Nickie (cnrr_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 04/26/03 

Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 18:15:10 -0700

Donald, thank you for your help. Nickie
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <066201c30b67$42b808c0$3301280a@phx.gbl>,
cnrr@earthlink.net
>says...
>> Need some help - I am getting ready to upgrade my
Norton
>> Antivirus program to include Norton Firewall
Protection.
>> I am running Windows XP - Do I need to disable the
>> Firewall that came with XP before downloading the
Norton
>> Firewall Protection? If Yes how do I disable the XP
>> firewall. Thank you, Nickie
>>
>To disable the XP built-in firewall, open Control Panel,
and make sure
>it is set to show the classic view ("Switch to Classic
View" in the Task
>Panel on the left at the top), then click on "Network
Connections" and
>find your network connection. Right-click on it, and
choose
>"Properties", then click on the "Advanced" tab, and
deselect "Protect my
>computer and network...", then "OK" out...It doesn't
matter whether your
>connection is active at the moment or not. To turn the
XP firewall
>protection back on, simply select "Protect my..."
and "OK" out..
>
>If you want, you can leave the XP built-in firewall
activated until
>after you have Norton Firewall Protection installed and
configured. It
>won't affect Norton Firewall. Personally, when I first
install XP, one
>of the first tasks I perform is to enable the built-in
firewall, until I
>can get around to installing Norton Internet Security,
so that my
>connection will be protected (I have a high-profile
Cable connection
>which is activated when I start my computer, and the
sooner I can get it
>protected, the better I feel.)
>
>--
>Donald L McDaniel
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