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Old 02-01-2008, 09:11 AM
Twayne
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Re: Zone Alarm Firewall

> "CZ" <CZ@no99spam.com> wrote in message[color=blue]
> news:%23Y0jr1IZIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> You should never have two firewalls running at the same time.[/color]
>>
>> Why? Have you had problems doing it?
>>
>> I have run two f/ws together for years w/o problems[/color]
>
> I've always been told that you add no extra protection by doing that,
> and you open yourself up for software conflicts. That's probably why
> some firewalls will actually try to turn windows firewalls *off**
> when you install them.[/color]

And, it's wasting machine time by looking at everything twice. But I've
no idea how robust Vista's FW is or isn't. I'd say use the one that
feels the most useful and friendly to you over the long term.

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