firewall protection and xp

[Redd]

I just upgraded to WindowsXP Home Edition. My my
previous system was WindowsME and I used Zone Alarm. I
had to disable Zone Alarm to get XP to function
properly. I have enable the XP Internet Connection
Firewall. Is this sufficient protection, or comparable
to Zone Alarm or other firewall products?
Thanks, Redd

 

[Wÿrm]

I just upgraded to WindowsXP Home Edition. My my

previous system was WindowsME and I used Zone Alarm. I
had to disable Zone Alarm to get XP to function
properly. I have enable the XP Internet Connection
Firewall. Is this sufficient protection, or comparable
to Zone Alarm or other firewall products?
Thanks, Redd

XP's firewall, afaik, is good and ok for inbound connections.

Though I personally would also want to know and "stop" suspicious outbound
connections, thats why I use other than windowsXP firewall.

I guess it is much your own choise if you want to know what things all the
sudden might access outside from your system or not. ZoneAlarm should work
ok witn windowsXP, I have had ZoneAlarm Pro running happily and working with
windowsXP since XP was out