Hello. I recently purchased a laptop that is using WinXP SP2 Professional
with Synmatec Anti-virus. I have both set up for automatic updates.
However, before purchasing the new laptop I had an older laptop that had
Windows 2000 Professional with ZoneAlarm for my firewall and no anti-virus
software. I know I know, not having an anti-virus was dumb. One last piece
of information is that my ZoneAlarm subscription ends in about one month but
I'm not using it since the purchase of my new laptop because I was informed
that XP Professional SP2 has a built-in firewall.

Well, I received an email from ZoneAlarm introducing a new product called
Anonymizer 2004 which claims to keep my internet experience private. In
short, my IP address will be hidden/secure, etc. 1) With that said, does my
combination of Windows XP SP2 Professional and/or Symantec Anti-virus keep my
IP address hidden/secure? 2) Should I install ZoneAlarm on my new laptop in
combination with XP SP2 Professional and Symantec Anti-virus or will there be
a compatibility problem? Please explain this to me (a not so savvy computer
user). Thank you in advance. Rochelle.
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Thank You!

Can't answer all as I don't use any Symantec products but the ZoneAlarm
firewall is superior to what comes with XP Pro SP2 so upgrade your ZA. I'm
running ZA Pro 5.5.062.000 and I never heard of Anonymizer but you cannot
hide using XP pro.

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> Hello. I recently purchased a laptop that is using WinXP SP2 Professional
> with Synmatec Anti-virus. I have both set up for automatic updates.
> However, before purchasing the new laptop I had an older laptop that had
> Windows 2000 Professional with ZoneAlarm for my firewall and no anti-virus
> software. I know I know, not having an anti-virus was dumb. One last
> piece
> of information is that my ZoneAlarm subscription ends in about one month
> but
> I'm not using it since the purchase of my new laptop because I was
> informed
> that XP Professional SP2 has a built-in firewall.
>
> Well, I received an email from ZoneAlarm introducing a new product called
> Anonymizer 2004 which claims to keep my internet experience private. In
> short, my IP address will be hidden/secure, etc. 1) With that said, does
> my
> combination of Windows XP SP2 Professional and/or Symantec Anti-virus keep
> my
> IP address hidden/secure? 2) Should I install ZoneAlarm on my new laptop
> in
> combination with XP SP2 Professional and Symantec Anti-virus or will there
> be
> a compatibility problem? Please explain this to me (a not so savvy
> computer
> user). Thank you in advance. Rochelle.
> --
> Thank You!