Thread: Microsoft Security Essentials - Firewall??
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Old 19-02-2010, 22:34   #9
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Re: Microsoft Security Essentials - Firewall??
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Originally Posted by zing View Post
If you are behind a router and that has a firewall and run windows firewall then you shoudl be fine

Bare in mind Windows 7 Firewall using advanced controls has rules for inbound and outband traffic and if you are on windows Vista you will find that this firewall is also both way but you need to use a control program to unlock it such as Vista firewall control. There is a new version apparently that does the same for Windows 7 and Vista together

http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-F...html?tag=mncol

XP was the only OS MS shipped with a firewall installed that was only one way. Common misconception shattered lol lol
Sorry to hop onto this thread but Zing, should I install a separate firewall when using MSE on XP or should I be fine with my router firewall and Windows Firewall?
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