xp firewall

[david]

A friend's computer needs either a repair or reinstall of xp. I have the xp
and sp1 disks so we will install most of the required updates. However, an
internet connection will be required to download the rest. The connection
will use dial-up. Activating the xp firewall is part of the internet
connection process. Can the it be activated before the actual dial-up
connection is made?

David

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

David,

Not a IE problem. If you're referring to Windows Product Activation, this is a good question / proactive thinking. You can activate XP later, after enabling ICF for dial-up. See this advice from Michael Stevens, MVP:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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Blaster worm warning: Do not immediately activate over the internet when asked, enable the XP firewall before connecting to the internet. You can activate after the firewall is enabled
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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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A friend's computer needs either a repair or reinstall of xp. I have the xp
and sp1 disks so we will install most of the required updates. However, an
internet connection will be required to download the rest. The connection
will use dial-up. Activating the xp firewall is part of the internet
connection process. Can the it be activated before the actual dial-up
connection is made?

David

 

[david]

I am sorry if I was not clear or if this question is in the wrong NG.

The xp firewall is in network connections, change settings of this
connection, advanced. It is not turned on when you set up the connection.

I am concerned about the turn-on sequence.

David


David,

Not a IE problem. If you're referring to Windows Product Activation, this is
a good question / proactive thinking. You can activate XP later, after
enabling ICF for dial-up. See this advice from Michael Stevens, MVP:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
--
Blaster worm warning: Do not immediately activate over the internet when
asked, enable the XP firewall before connecting to the internet. You can
activate after the firewall is enabled
--

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
---------------------------------------
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
---------------------------------------


A friend's computer needs either a repair or reinstall of xp. I have the xp
and sp1 disks so we will install most of the required updates. However, an
internet connection will be required to download the rest. The connection
will use dial-up. Activating the xp firewall is part of the internet
connection process. Can the it be activated before the actual dial-up
connection is made?

David

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I am sorry if I was not clear or if this question is in the wrong NG.

The xp firewall is in network connections, change settings of this
connection, advanced. It is not turned on when you set up the
connection.

I am concerned about the turn-on sequence.

David


David,

Not a IE problem. If you're referring to Windows Product Activation,
this is a good question / proactive thinking. You can activate XP
later, after enabling ICF for dial-up. See this advice from Michael
Stevens, MVP: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
--
Blaster worm warning: Do not immediately activate over the internet
when asked, enable the XP firewall before connecting to the internet.
You can activate after the firewall is enabled
--

Create the connectoid.
Then right click it an choose Porperties.
On the Advanced tab turn on the firewall.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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