-=PCTechTalk=- Re: zone alarm question windows xp

  • From: knighthawk2 <knighthawk2@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:46:19 -0600

Hello Again

I just realized that in my first post I assumed that your Uncle had all the 
current service packs installed. If he does not he will probably not have a 
firewall. You will know if he does or not when you try to turn it off.

James
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At 01:33 PM 7/11/2005, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I will be calling my uncle tonight and he wants me to send him some
>protective type programs which I have and will send.  He is pretty new to
>computers though.  He knows he has antivirus (Nortons) on his computer but
>does not know about a firewall.  I believe he has windows xp, home.  What is
>the easiest way for me to find out by phone with him if he has a firewall?
>Doesnt windows automatically put some kind on your computer.  It seems I
>turned mine off before in order to just use zone alarm which is what I am
>sending him, the free version.  If his windows firewall is on, do I have to
>cut it off before using zone alarm?
>
>Thanks,
>christy
>
>I put these same programs on my other uncle's computer and he has had no
>problems since, zonealarm, adaware SE, spyware guard, spyblaster, cleanup..
>for some reason my spybot SD would not be accepted favorably on his
>computer, kept getting some error so gave up on that one.
>
>
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> >I get emails like that all the time... I forward them all to
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> > Don
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