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| I was in the same boat as you, i have built a xp machine from scratch and on this pc i use AVG (well recommended) and zone alarm Pro (it is brilliant for playing games as it has a in built game function that just gets rid of all the alerts)
I brought a Vista Laptop pre loaded with Mcafee (which only lasted 30 days) but now on this i use AVG Free edition and Zone Alarm.
AVG Is Here
and
Zone Alarm = Is Here
they are both free !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AVG is just install and forget it does all the work for you, but zonealarm i chose to do the manual setup (you tell it what to let through the fire wall) and after the initial couple of days the warnings seem to disappear as it's got used to the programs on your computer..
need any help just PM me
I may be shit, but i'm enjoying myself !!!
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| Thanks for the tip Middleman much appreciated. Ill download those programs the weekend when I get time. Thanks again.
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| no worries mate don't forget send a pm if your having trouble cause i'm still getting used to vista now, and i have had the laptop for 4 months now
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| I use AVG on my laptop, and Norton Internet Security on my pc
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| | Downloaded and Installed AVG today. Because I did eventually find that the antivirus I had was causing all my connectivity issues. I did try and install the free zonealarm. But when I was installing I had a error message, something along the lines of Vista stopped Vector services from making changes in C ++. So currently Im running AVG and windows firewall. I'd really like a working firewall for peice of mind. Do people think windows firewall is adequate. Also Im unsure wether my router ( Linksys WRT54G ) has a built in firewall???.
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| depends on what firewall you had before and what you are trying to connect to ?? the MS firewall is alot better than nothing plus it stops things going either way, where as the Xp firewall was only a one way firewall.
make sure you have all the updates from the ms website and give it another go.
I may be shit, but i'm enjoying myself !!!
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| I was trying to install that free zonealarm. I used it on XP and liked it very much. But during the install process on vista. A error occured. And it stopped the installation process, which left half of a zonealarm install on my pc. Which was very hard to try and clean up afterwards  .
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| I only use free AV software, I find them a lot better and more user friendly than bought products.
I'm using Avast! for antivirus, Spybot S&D, Adaware, and SpywareBlaster for spyware. Also, if you need one, CCleaner is a good registry cleaner.
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| i have CCleaner but im not actually sure what it does lol
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| Pa1n, that router has a built in firewall so any kind of software or having windows firewall enabled is pointless. You can check how secure your PC ports are at the Shields Up webby. As long as you don't/haven't put your PC in a DMZ you'll be fine.
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