Re: firewall

From: Ionizer (frito_lay_co_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:00:48 -0500

"tenis9" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BBC32B34-692C-4BB1-916A-7D5A2B0DE0DA@microsoft.com...
> How can I disable my firewall to download music and burn music? When I try
to follow the directions MicroSoft gave me, it doesn't work.

You do NOT need to disable your firewall in order to download or burn.
Disabling your firewall while online is a BAD idea.

Or are you talking about bypassing the firewall at work, which your employer
has set up to prevent employees using filesharing software? If so, this is
also a BAD idea.

Regards,
Ian.

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