Windows XP Service Pack 2 in your system includes the vulnerable to attack by viruses and other malicious software and external users, built-in firewall. This Service Pack 2 is installed automatically when you install. To prevent the computer can not be shielded from a potential customer, you can adjust the firewall settings. If you are not turned off, and it does not other recommended.

PC firewall software or the Internet to that computer and get data from another computer, the computer can control the future, to limit the hardware information. You can check the Internet and network traffic from and to either ban will depend on the firewall settings. The firewall program, and provides protection against worms and try to connect with the intent to harm the computer virus.

Is the Windows Firewall Control Panel, click the Windows can click to go to start the firewall settings. Do you start, you can go and run it, type the Windows Security Center is open, then the firewall.

In addition, if you do not allow exceptions to be here, you can see the option to turn off or on the firewall. Exception rules, which allow the definition of a particular type of traffic on your computer.

In this case is allowed to pass traffic to a specific show, you can see from the computer. In addition, ports are open on the program may be required to list or specific applications can be added. If you want to block and the firewall, you may have seen the request message to unblock the connection. If you choose to unblock the connection, Windows Firewall in the future when, create an exception will not receive a prompt when you need it. [More] You can also set the firewall tab.

Like you, you can change the firewall settings used by the network connection. Most users only need an Internet connection and a major network. Can be harvested from this area. The following logging options:

Logging incoming connection attempts fail, check the drop box to enable logging packets.

Log successful connections to the outside, check your connection successfully by selecting the box to enable Login.

Under the list of names and log files, you can change the location of the.
Not enabled by default the security log.

To share information using ICMP, you can choose a computer error and status on the network.

If the heart is not in Windows does not detect computer viruses and worms and firewall, your computer already, and block junk mail and spam e-mail attachments from opening dangerous e-stop. We must be careful to implement, but antivirus software and watch the wonders of e-mail.