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Additionally, SP2 will switch on Windows XP's built-in firewall by default and provide better control over ActiveX scripts: "Automatic downloading of ActiveX controls that you don't know about and don't care about--we are going to make this much, much easier to control."

I don't know why they EVER allowed ActiveX controls to install executables without notifying the user first by default. But at least they're fixing that now (after how many years?).

Also it's good that they enable the firewall by default. But the problem I've always had with that firewall is that it's either fully on or fully off. Meaning if it's on, you can't share files even on your own LAN, and if you turn it off to share files, then you are completely unprotected. So you wind up needing a third party firewall anyway. I'll admit though, it's been a year since I've tried it, so they may have fixed that in a patch. But then again, they may not have either.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 10/15/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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ActiveX and Firewall  Michael Kelly | 10/15/03
Responce to 3rd paragraph  JoeMama_z | 10/15/03
Works for me........  Jose Jimenez | 10/15/03
XP Firewall  pschroeder@... | 10/15/03
XP Firewall can already be enabled easily NOW  Oggie_z | 10/15/03
Home users  pschroeder@... | 10/16/03
I'll Be Waiting About 6 Months Before I Do It  cybershoplifter | 10/15/03
6 months!  pschroeder@... | 10/15/03
contributing to the global security problem ??  cybershoplifter | 10/15/03
Like I Care!  pschroeder@... | 10/15/03
You forget  Rick_K | 10/15/03
Testing  pschroeder@... | 10/16/03
Like I Care!  cybershoplifter | 10/16/03
Problems  pschroeder@... | 10/16/03
SP1 slowdown  pschroeder@... | 10/15/03
Re: ActiveX and Firewall  issthatso | 10/15/03
Corporate vs. Home Users  Michael Kelly | 10/15/03
but...  ryusen | 10/15/03
Yes but...  Michael Kelly | 10/15/03
possibly, but  ryusen | 10/15/03
Once a month?  Michael Kelly | 10/15/03
This is my problem with MS  Arrg | 10/15/03
No complaints about SP's here...  BitTwiddler | 10/15/03
Ditto...  Jose Jimenez | 10/15/03
you must have a problem with all companies  JoeMama_z | 10/15/03
No thanks  skeptic tank | 10/15/03
but...  ryusen | 10/15/03
correct me if i'm wrong...  ryusen | 10/15/03
Make up your mind...  Asher_N | 10/15/03
if you actually read my arguemnts  ryusen | 10/15/03
Memory protection?  CooCooCaChoo | 10/15/03
Original  pschroeder@... | 10/16/03
depends  ryusen | 10/16/03
"Faster, MonkeyBoy, Kill, Kill!..."  dicktaurus@... | 10/16/03
Service Packs & Upgrades are Maintanence!  bunnyman | 10/16/03
Apparently, none of you are Admins  Sir_Chancealot | 10/16/03
Phases of the moon  pschroeder@... | 10/17/03
Hurried SP??!!  vuccolc | 10/17/03
Test post  Oggie_z | 07/27/05

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