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Adrean

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Hi everyone,

I keep getting messages that i have a firewall in place when in fact, i don't have one installed. Anyone have any incite on the problem I'm having?
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HaraldR

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if you have winxp service pack 2 installed then you do have a firewall.If not then if you have a router then you may alo have one there.
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So should i uninstall the service pack? or is there a way for me to turn it off.
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Go into the control panel - click on Windows Firewall - then disable it. Are you having an issue that you want it disabled? If you have a high speed connection, then you definately want one.
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