XP Firewall

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Why is the firewall that comes with XP off by default?
Are there any reason not to turn it on?
 
Hi

If you have a 3rd party Firewall, then the XP one doesn't necessarily have
to turned on, but needs to be turned on if no other Firewall is being run.

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Will Denny
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Why is the firewall that comes with XP off by default?
Are there any reason not to turn it on?
 
Many feel it is a mistake Microsoft did not have the firewall enabled
by default.
In Service Pack 2 the firewall is on by default.
You should turn the firewall on unless you already have another
firewall enabled.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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Why is the firewall that comes with XP off by default?
Are there any reason not to turn it on?
 
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