Re: Firewall on XP

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 09/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:50:49 -0400

Greetings Mandy,

Assuming you mean Windows XP SP2 (there is no 'XP2'), yes it does have a built-in firewall
and should be perfectly fine.
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"Mandy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:427a01c4a605$92d92c50$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the help earlier in the week Johnathan.
> I have just bought a pc containing XP2 - has this system
> got its own firewall or do i need to install one?
> I dont know where to look to see where it is - but heard
> that XP has its own firewall.



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