Firewall

[Bazile]

I've installed Microsoft Security Essentials virus protectionon my PC

Is Windows Firewall adequate to use with it or would you recomend a different Firewall ?

TIA

[Billy_Sugger]

I use free as recommended often on here

http://www.zonealarm....are-free-download.htm

[jason.p]

I had big probs with Zonealarm on XP and now rely on Windows firewall. So far OK

[VHG]

The Windows firewall in XP is NOT very good so another should be used.

The Windows Firewall in Vista and 7 are better and are probably fine for most people.

[Billy_Sugger]

I have had problems in the past with Zonealarm but fine now

[bibblebub]

On my XP+SP3 laptop, I was using Online Armor that was given away on the http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ a few weeks ago and that caused such a slow down on my system (unless you like things generally slower and freezing for up to 10 seconds at a time every few minutes) that I have now gone back to ZoneAlarm which has also seemed to ok.

I have read in some places that WIndows Firewall is barely adequate for the purpose.