Gerald said:
It is actually also a bad idea to install more then one software
firewall on a computer.
No, it's a bad idea to RUN more than one firewall at a time. Have fun
removing XP's firewall if that's how you operate.
The software firewall to do its "job" deeply
integrates/messes with the Windows system.
Actually, what it does is sit and monitor what goes in/out (sometimes only
in), compare it against its rules, and send messages appropriately to/from
the system. It does not "integrate" into the OS.
In general, the only way to
get properly rid of an installed (single) software firewall on a
Windows system is to reinstall the system.
Blatantly untrue and misinformed information here. It occurs to me that you
are doing no more than parroting what you think you have read and have
little to no experience in such matters. OR, you refuse RTFM and can not,
will not do things correctly. All the good ones come with perfectly
readable, understandable, concise information and instructions, including
removal instructions. Failing that, you can always go online to their site
and get the information again should you lose track of it.
Otherwise you may see all
kinds of issues after the uninstallation plus usually not everything
is gone after the standard deinstallation from the software wizard.
Not "everything" is "gone" after almost ANY uninstall of almost ANY
software. There are some good and some not so good reasons for that but
I'll not go into them because I can feel the hardness of your skull from
here.
That's why you have to download additional tools from Symantec or
others only to get rid of the rest.
But that should be obviously clear to anyone but those who refuse to read
anything and instead barge in like a bull in a china shop, and expect
everything to be oh so good for them. Generally very lazy people, plus
those with no actual experience but who love to bitch and carp like any good
bass turd. Ignorance is bliss for them, but not for long.
Now make the math: you have already installed two firewalls on your
computer. (The Windows XP firewall is part of the OS that's why it
does not cause issues here).
That's not what you said earlier, and it's not correct. You have little to
no knowledge of the SP firewall and/or other software firewalls and probably
even less on hardware firewalls.
Twice you have messed up the system with
an installation of a software firewall. Both try to hook into the
system to do their job and to make them fixed into the system so that
other malware does not accidentally removes the firewall software.
Patently untrue. Your misinformation is outdone only by your ignorance of
reality. Please adjust your brain.
It is even now impossible to say whether any of those two firewalls
operates correctly if turned on. Norton may well have removed some of
the hooks which ZoneAlarm installed which ZoneAlarm did not notice. Or
well, maybe ZoneAlarm noticed some of those changes and reverted them
back removing Norton hooks...
Again you have no idea what you're talking about but love the little
buzzwords you found somewhere and are trying to parrot here.
Honestly, I would recommend to reinstall Windows from scratch
Completely silly advice and totally unnecessary.
and
learn a little about computer security and how to keep your computer
secure by what you DO instead of what you INSTALL. It is not so
complicated and still human beings are more intelligent than some
piece of software. It is possible to run a computer without any
firewall running and without getting infected with malware. But
obviously, this last statement does not sell good that's why you find
a lot of opposite (well sponsored) statements.
Wow, that's so full of misinformed content and reasoning that even your
attempt at rationalizing failed to anyone with even a modest idea of the
reality of this situation.
At the current stage I doubt you will be able to get any of those
firewalls removed from your system without damage to the system...
It's very obvious that what you think is irrelevant to anything, probably in
most of your life in fact, not just this one circumstance. First you have
to learn to recognize reality, then you need to get some education about
things you wish to profess, acquire a few interpersonal skills, and then
gain some experience. Then you might be close to getting ready to respond
to the OP's question, which you have not answered clearly.
Thanks for the entertainment; I needed the break. But I meant what I said
here; you really aren't ready to respond to questions on newsgroups. Quit
being a parrot and face reality; only then will you actually understand the
pros and cons of what you've been attempting to make others think you know.
