-=PCTechTalk=- Re: zone alarm question windows xp
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:36:06 -0400
Thanks, I appreciate the info. I will ask him on the phone to look for
windows firewall and we will cut it off and then try to install the
zonealarm. I had problems installing spybot on my other uncle's computer
but no problem with zone alarm. Go figure.
cristy
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From: "knighthawk2" <knighthawk2@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: zone alarm question windows xp
> Hi Christy
>
> He does have a firewall built into XP but it not that great as I heard
> that
> it takes some things only seconds to get through it. He would be well
> advised to put Zone Alarm on instead. If he does he will need to turn off
> the XP firewall as they may conflict with each other. To do this Go to
> start/control panel/security center to do it.
>
> A warning on Zone Alarm though. Although I think it is the best firewall
> it
> can be a pain when you try to put it in XP. I had to try three different
> versions before I got one that would work. The version that finally worked
> on my machine is 2.6.357 If the version you are sending him don't work
> just
> uninstall and google for a different version to download.
>
> =================
> 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
>
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