"Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
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> "CB" <CB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> "Sitara Lal" wrote:
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>>> Is it redundant to use a standalone Firewall (e.g. Zone Alarm) on a
>>> Vista PC
>>> in view of its built in "Internet Security'?
>>>
>>> If you feel that I should install Zone Alarm, should I disable the VISTA
>>> security program in any way?
>>>[/color]
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>> Sitara Lal,
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>> You can create conflicts if you run more than one firewall at the
>> same
>> time. I honestly feel that the Windows firewall is sufficient but I
>> choose to
>> use Comodo firewall, which is free.
>>
>> I would not use the ZoneAlarm firewall. I have determined, based upon
>> personal experience, that the ZoneAlarm firewall is incompatible with
>> Vista,
>> regardless of what ZoneAlarm says to the contrary.
>>
>> Have a nice day.
>>
>> C.B.[color=darkred]
>>> Thanks[/color][/color]
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> It's not just the folks at Zone Alarm saying that...*I* use Zone Alarm and
> it works just fine, so my personal experience is different than yours I
> guess.[/color]

I use ZoneAlarm and it also works fine for me. But I would like to take it
off and experiment with another firewall. My experience with uninstalling
ZoneAlarm leads me to recommend against installing it. I will never install
it again.