Norton Firewall Protection

[Nickie]

Need some help - I am getting ready to upgrade my Norton
Antivirus program to include Norton Firewall Protection.
I am running Windows XP - Do I need to disable the
Firewall that came with XP before downloading the Norton
Firewall Protection? If Yes how do I disable the XP
firewall. Thank you, Nickie

[Donald L McDaniel]

In article >,
says...
> Need some help - I am getting ready to upgrade my Norton
> Antivirus program to include Norton Firewall Protection.
> I am running Windows XP - Do I need to disable the
> Firewall that came with XP before downloading the Norton
> Firewall Protection? If Yes how do I disable the XP
> firewall. Thank you, Nickie
>
To disable the XP built-in firewall, open Control Panel, and make sure
it is set to show the classic view ("Switch to Classic View" in the Task
Panel on the left at the top), then click on "Network Connections" and
find your network connection. Right-click on it, and choose
"Properties", then click on the "Advanced" tab, and deselect "Protect my
computer and network...", then "OK" out...It doesn't matter whether your
connection is active at the moment or not. To turn the XP firewall
protection back on, simply select "Protect my..." and "OK" out..

If you want, you can leave the XP built-in firewall activated until
after you have Norton Firewall Protection installed and configured. It
won't affect Norton Firewall. Personally, when I first install XP, one
of the first tasks I perform is to enable the built-in firewall, until I
can get around to installing Norton Internet Security, so that my
connection will be protected (I have a high-profile Cable connection
which is activated when I start my computer, and the sooner I can get it
protected, the better I feel.)

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[Nickie]

Donald, thank you for your help. Nickie
>-----Original Message-----
>In article >,

>says...
>> Need some help - I am getting ready to upgrade my
Norton
>> Antivirus program to include Norton Firewall
Protection.
>> I am running Windows XP - Do I need to disable the
>> Firewall that came with XP before downloading the
Norton
>> Firewall Protection? If Yes how do I disable the XP
>> firewall. Thank you, Nickie
>>
>To disable the XP built-in firewall, open Control Panel,
and make sure
>it is set to show the classic view ("Switch to Classic
View" in the Task
>Panel on the left at the top), then click on "Network
Connections" and
>find your network connection. Right-click on it, and
choose
>"Properties", then click on the "Advanced" tab, and
deselect "Protect my
>computer and network...", then "OK" out...It doesn't
matter whether your
>connection is active at the moment or not. To turn the
XP firewall
>protection back on, simply select "Protect my..."
and "OK" out..
>
>If you want, you can leave the XP built-in firewall
activated until
>after you have Norton Firewall Protection installed and
configured. It
>won't affect Norton Firewall. Personally, when I first
install XP, one
>of the first tasks I perform is to enable the built-in
firewall, until I
>can get around to installing Norton Internet Security,
so that my
>connection will be protected (I have a high-profile
Cable connection
>which is activated when I start my computer, and the
sooner I can get it
>protected, the better I feel.)
>
>--
>Donald L McDaniel
>Post All replies to the Newsgroup,
>so that all may be informed
>==================================
>.
>