Haven't used the Windows Firewall so not really sure - read
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu.../firewall.mspx
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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
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How to make a good post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
Backup and data recovery:
http://www.acronis.com.sg/
Enhancing file system performance:
http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
Defending your machine:
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
"frustrated surfer" <> wrote in message
news:8192DE19-D096-431A-9A0A-...
| That's what I thought, but I was quoting F-Secure! I know the Windows
| Firewall stops incoming traffic, but not outgoing as I understand it. Does
| this matter?
|
| "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
|
| > Windows Defender is not a firewall.
| > Perhaps you mean the Windows Firewall which is built in.
| >
| > --
| > ====================================
| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
| > ====================================
| > How to make a good post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > Backup and data recovery:
http://www.acronis.com.sg/
| > Enhancing file system performance:
http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
| > Defending your machine:
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
| >
| >
| > "frustrated surfer" <> wrote in message
| > news:4B555FF0-0658-4892-8497-...
| > |I forgot to say that update now works OK.
| > |
| > | "frustrated surfer" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Many thanks for your help. In the meanwhile F-Secure said that the problem
| > | > was with Comodo and that I should uninstall it asap - which I have done.
| > | > They say that Windows Defender is sufficient firewall. Hope this is correct.
| > | >
| > | > "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
| > | >
| > | > > Error: 80072EFD = ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT
| > | > > Translation: Cannot connect to the Internet server
| > | > >
| > | > > When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x80072EE2 or 0x80072EFD error.
| > | > >
| >
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...=en&IsMu=False
| > | > >
| > | > > You may receive an "Error 0x80072EE2," "Error 0x80072EE7," "Error 0x80072EFD,"
| > "Error
| > | > > 0x80072F76," or "Error 0x80072F78" error message when you try to use the Windows
| > Update
| > | > > Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site
| > | > >
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941
| > | > >
| > | > > Finding a solution for the 0x80072EFD error
| > | > >
http://www.updatexp.com/0x80072efd.html
| > | > >
| > | > > See also:
| > | > >
| > | > > When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the
0x8024502d
| > | > > error - WinXP.
| > | > >
| >
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...=en&IsMu=False
| > | > >
| > | > > What causes Error 0x8024502d
| > | > >
http://www.updatexp.com/0x8024502d.html
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > > --
| > | > > ====================================
| > | > > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
| > | > > ====================================
| > | > > How to make a good post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > | > > Backup and data recovery:
http://www.acronis.com.sg/
| > | > > Enhancing file system performance:
http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
| > | > > Defending your machine:
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > > "frustrated surfer" <frustrated
> wrote in
message
| > | > > news:64E7015A-D94F-41E4-808F-...
| > | > > | Recently I have been unable to update windows. I am using Windows XP with
| > | > > | FSecure antivirus/spyware and Comodo firewall. I am also unable to update
| > | > > | Windows Defender. Any suggestions? Has anything changed?
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > >
| >
| >
| >
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