On 1/23/2010 2:20 PM, Charles Tomaras wrote:
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> news:RXF6n.1432$...
>> Conor wrote:
>>> In article<Jq56n.2681$>,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> On 1/21/2010 5:42 PM, Conor wrote:
>>>>> Use Windows 7 built in one. There is an advanced configuration
>>>>> interface for it which will give you all the control you will ever
>>>>> need in a firewall.
>>>>>
>>>> But it is all incoming. I need both in and outgoing.
>>>
>>> IT IS BOTH IN AND OUT. Instead of posting about what you think it
>>> doesn't do, WTF don't you actually go take a look first?
>>
>> Don't be angry. I've just moved to Windows 7 from XP where the firewall
>> was just one way.
>>
>>> WTF don't you actually go take a look first?
>>
>> There are a million new things to research when moving to a new OS
>> including not knowing where to look for setting panels, etc. and one has
>> to sometimes go with what one knows from the past. I had no way to know
>> that Windows decided to change their built in firewall to make it go both
>> ways.
>>
>> Try to be helpful and put yourself in the other's place. We're not all W 7
>> gurus or we would not be asking.
>
> Jumping from XP to Windows 7 I would give this one piece of navigational
> advice. If you can't find something, just type the name of it in the search
> box and 9 times out of 10 you will find it immediately. Terms like icon
> size, control panel, fonts etc.
>
>
Yes I've been discovering that. I was very worried moving to W 7 after
knowing all the ins and outs of XP but I'm starting to really like W 7
and this is one of its nice features. Saves having to have a lot of
shortcuts. (Having 6 GB of Ram also helps!)
Thanks, Jeff
