firewalls & pc performance

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I have XP Home Edition SP2 firewall turned on, in addition to
McAfee's. (Which was free through Comcast). Add to that, the Privacy Service
through same program. Am I running un-needed extra's that may be slowing down
internet connections ?
Thanks in advance for any help given in this matter.
 
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I have XP Home Edition SP2 firewall turned on, in addition to
McAfee's. (Which was free through Comcast). Add to that, the Privacy
Service through same program. Am I running un-needed extra's that may
be slowing down internet connections ?
Thanks in advance for any help given in this matter.
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One firewall, properly configured to your unique usage of the 'net, is all
you will need and any other firewalls add only additional places required to
check when troubleshooting. A more direct answer is, probably that would
have an impact on performance.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
In BassBlonde had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Thank You ! Have A Great Day ! :)
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You are very welcome and the emphasis is on "properly configured to your
unique usage of the 'net" as each person's usage is different than anothers.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
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