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peterjack15 · #11 08-19-2011, 11:22 AM

Windows Firewall protects your computer by blocking communications that might actually be dangerous software trying to find a way to connect to your computer, rather than communications from a person or program you want to interact with. Windows Firewall is smart enough to allow connections from computers in your home and to block those connections from computers on the Internet. For example, Windows Firewall will allow you to share files or a printer between two computers in your home, but it will block any attempts from people on the Internet to connect to your computer.

petercheck1 · #12 08-20-2011, 07:07 AM

The firewall will not detect or block specific threats the way an antivirus program does, nor will it stop you from clicking on a link in a phishing scam email message or from executing a file infected with a worm.

petercheck1 · #13 08-25-2011, 04:16 AM

Microsoft has included a firewall in their Windows operating system for a while, but, until the release of Windows XP SP2, it has been disabled by default and required that the user know of its existence and take steps to turn it on.

jackvilson · #14 09-06-2011, 01:33 PM

A packet filtering firewall checks each packet crossing the device. It also inspects the packet headers of all network packets going through the firewall.Properly configuring Windows Firewall can prevent malicious attacks on all computers on your network, reports the Microsoft Corporation.

donaldkevin · #15 10-20-2011, 09:22 AM

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP (SP2), Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista contain a number of security-related enhancements to their respective operating systems. Some of these enhancements affect the operation of certain network functionality in Diskeeper Corporation's Diskeeper, Undelete® and Sitekeeper® products.

jackpeter58 · #16 12-08-2011, 10:28 AM

As a result of these changes, it is necessary to modify some of the new default security settings within Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in order to allow the networking features Diskeeper, Undelete or Sitekeeper to function properly. Diskeeper Corporation has created guidelines and tools to help our customers properly configure their applicable computers to work with our products. These solutions are based on information provided by Microsoft Deployment Guides and Knowledge Base articles.

beautybasicsupply@sfs.com · #17 12-15-2011, 08:31 AM

My windows firewill will NOT open,
when i try to open it a message comes up that says
"Due to an unidentified problem, windows cannot display firewall settings."

This is bothering me alot, because there are many programs that will not work unless I do things withen Firewall-- and if the firewall won't open.. then gahh.