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Name: William Lockie (by blockie)
Date: September 26, 2008 at 21:28:02 Pacific
OS: WXP SP2
CPU/Ram: 3.0/2GB
Product: Clone
Comment:

I shut off the Windows firewall on our three XP computers to facilitate our network. We are protected by a firewall in the router.
Now the question is how do I get rid of the security icon in the taskbar and will that prevent the balloon that says my computer is in danger?

William Lockie



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Name: cookie (by gaggly)
Date: September 26, 2008 at 21:59:26 Pacific
Reply:

Click the red icon in the system tray. On the firewall screen click "recommendation", check the box that says "I have a firewall solution that I'll monitor myself" . Click OK.
You are good to go! This is only for windows with SP2


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Response Number 2
Name: btk1w1
Date: September 26, 2008 at 23:57:25 Pacific
Reply:

Start > Control Panel > Security Centre.

On the left you will see a link that says "Change the way Security Centre alerts me".

Uncheck the appropriate boxes.


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Response Number 3
Name: Tubesandwires
Date: September 27, 2008 at 08:44:32 Pacific
Reply:

I connect to the internet through a router with a hardware firewall too, and I leave the Windows firewall enabled. Doing that hasn't caused me any problems so far for the programs I use on my computer, in about three years of using XP.
On the other hand, since I do connect to the web through a router, I don't bother loading any third party firewalls, including those included in anti-malware software.


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