Firewall

[Barry Buck]

How can I activate the internal Firewall that is included
in Windows XP?

[Jupiter Jones]

Barry;
This will tell you:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q283673

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"Barry Buck" > wrote in message
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> How can I activate the internal Firewall that is included
> in Windows XP?

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

AOL has deliberately made their software incompatible with WinXP's
firewall. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately
designed to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to
include enabling/disabling WinXP's firewall, which is
connection-specific. This is normally of little consequence to most
AOL users, as all are protected from the real Internet behind AOL's
own firewall. Remember, AOL is _not_ an Internet Service Provider;
they're an On-Line Content Provider. Two very different things.

Contact AOL's tech support for resolution of problems with (or
caused by) their product.

You'll need to search the Internet for a firewall application
that's compatible with AOL. I believe ZoneAlarm is.


Bruce Chambers

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"Barry Buck" > wrote in message
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> How can I activate the internal Firewall that is included
> in Windows XP?