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Topgun · 06-03-2005, 12:37

Hi, any advice gratefully received. I am running XP pro and at the moment the only firewall I have is the one that comes with XP. Is it worth me downloading and running the free one from Zone Alarm? If I do this should I turn off the Windows firewall or leave that running as well.

I ran the Zone Alarm one on my old PC and remember it working well, it would notify me every time a programme tried to contact the internet, but the problem was that it wasn't always obvious to me whether it was a programme I wanted or needed to allow to make contact or not. Is there some sort of list or "idiots guide" of programmes which you should allow access and those which you shouldn't?

Hope this makes some sense!

06-03-2005, 12:37	#1
Topgun Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kent Age: 65 Services: Ultimate Oomph. Posts: 209	Firewall Query. Hi, any advice gratefully received. I am running XP pro and at the moment the only firewall I have is the one that comes with XP. Is it worth me downloading and running the free one from Zone Alarm? If I do this should I turn off the Windows firewall or leave that running as well. I ran the Zone Alarm one on my old PC and remember it working well, it would notify me every time a programme tried to contact the internet, but the problem was that it wasn't always obvious to me whether it was a programme I wanted or needed to allow to make contact or not. Is there some sort of list or "idiots guide" of programmes which you should allow access and those which you shouldn't? Hope this makes some sense!