Re: Service pack 2 & firewall.

From: Ian (Ian_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/06/04

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    Hi Robert, many thanks for the quick reply, I don`t feel as worried now & it`s nice to feel that there are helpful people on hand, in case of problems!
    Thanks again,

    Ian.

    "Robert Moir" wrote:

    > Ian wrote:
    > > Hi all,
    > > I have just read that service pack 2 is due to be released in
    > > September. I use the XP firewall on my PC & have read that you should
    > > disable other firewalls when installing it! Does anyone know if this
    > > will mean the XP one aswell?
    >
    > No, you don't need to do this, this firewall is what XP SP2 will be
    > upgrading.
    >
    > > I also read that there is a whole new XP
    > > firewall interface that almost overides the current version.
    >
    > Yeah I think it is a lot better.
    >
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