CGB wrote:
> Windows XP Home Edition SP1
> I'm finally going to update to SP2. I understand it has a built in
> firewall. I use Zone Alarm Free edition now. I think the SP2 firewall and
> Zone Alarm conflict. I'm inclined to disable the SP2 firewall after
> installation and use Zone Alarm (It works well and I'm used to it) If they
> conflict, how do I handle this on installation of SP2? Do I have to disable
> ZA before updating, after updating, or do I select some option on
> installation of SP2 to not install the firewall in SP2?
> I'm concerned that I will update to SP2 and the computer and/or either
> firewall won't function and the whole house of cards will come crashing.
> How do I handle this pro-actively?

If you are running the latest version of ZA, XP SP2 will automatically
detect that and the SP2 firewall will be disabled, nothing for you to do.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

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