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Old 09-06-2008   #3 (permalink)
JamesJ


 
 

Re: 3rd Party Firewall

Shows Windows Firewall being Off.

James

"Victek" <Victek@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I probably asked this before but please indulge me again.
>> I recently installed an AntiVirus/AntiSpyware/Firewall software.
>> Windows Defender loads at startup as does this other firewall.
>> Is it ok to have both running? Should I disable one?
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>> Thanks,
>> James
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> Load the Security Center (in the Control Panel) to see if one or multiple
> firewalls are running. I recommend you disable the Windows Firewall if
> your suite includes one (so does Microsoft). FYI, Windows Defender is
> antispyware (AS). Having more then one resident AS program is redundant
> and may slow things down a little, but it shouldn't hurt anything.
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