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Does Vista Have A Firewall?

#1 williamvincent

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Posted 12 June 2008 - 05:45 PM

hi to all
can anyone tell me if vista has a firewall built into it? do i need one with this platform? my other laptop on XP professional was hacked and i am now trying to protect myself as much as possible so any help would be appreciated please

#2 nigglesnush85

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Posted 12 June 2008 - 05:50 PM

Windows Vista does have a firewall, it is a slightly better version than the one built into XP you can find it in the security center. However, some say it is good and others say it is bad. This is a list of products that work with Vista including firewalls http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Wind...lls_.2F_IDS.27s

Do you have any other protection software on the system?

Regards,

Alan.