I am looking for a third party firewall that offers solid protection & is user friendly, light on resources, etc.

My only hesitation is since I’m not very familiar with computers outside surfing the web, e-mail, basic programs, etc, I’m afraid that I will give access to bad "people" and programs. Like for instance, on the Zone Alarm and I’m sure other firewalls, the pop ups come up to ask if you want to accept or deny access. If they randomly come up, how do I be positive that the program is safe? If I said "ok" by accident, it’s then possible for pretty bad things to happen to my computer, correct?

Any input for a beginner would be greatly appreciated. Also, if you can suggest a user friendly, solid firewall that’s light on resources that would be great.

I have Windows XP SP2, IE 6, and I use the computer for surfing the web, e-mail, and realplayer, etc. I have 1 GB of RAM.

An original Alienware Aurora m9700 Laptop costs 1600 USD
If I buy a Alienware Aurora m9700 with these stuffs,how much will it cost ???
Operating Systems : Windows® XP Professional
Processors, Chipset & Memory : 2 dedicated SO-DIMM slots for Dual-Channel DDR Memory
Graphics & Video : Dual Graphics Cards
512MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GS
SLI ENABLED
Storage : Dual Hard Drives in RAID 1 for Data Backup
5400 RPM - Up to 250GB (2 x 250GB)

I done a windows xp recovery with backup of data. When I go to c drive and then backup it says access denied for my documents. Also if I put my cursor on if c drive it says I only have 22gb outta 120gb left. If my pics were gone wouldn’t there be alot more open space after reformat. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am very familiar with Windows XP installations. Here is my problem. I have a laptop that failed to boot. I need to get data off the harddrive. There is no option to run a repair install as is the case with some installations. This leaves the recovery console. However after I replaced system, sam, default, and security files, it won’t let me into recovery console anymore. It says password not correct.

If you boot from CD, set up windows normally, choose partition to install on, if I select the already existing partition without deleting it, it says that it will install a new xp on the same partition. Will this allow me to boot and access data or will it still erase the old data?

Thanks for your help
Thanks, so I will be able to retrieve pictures and other things I have on there? thanks again

hey pals…my computer(IBM R50e windows XP) is giving me some problem and i wud like to format it.
Now i also want to keep a backup of some of the data like "movies and music"
can u guys please help me out in this
plz answer my query step by step from the beginning as i dont know how to format the computer
please help

Well, it just got on out of no where. It won’t let me use certain programs. I’ve tried to go to control panel and remove it but I can’t find it on the list. Is there a way to remove it without downloading things? I have a Windows XP by the way.

Thank You

As stated above, when I try to open a .jar file (a java executable) it isnt allowed to properly execute. Kaspersky has not blocked Java at all, though this file wont open. Kaspersky doesn’t say anything about blocking it, it merely says its trusted. I currently have to pause protection for kaspersky to run this type of file, which isn’t a desired way for me as I very much dislike losing data, and like to feel protected while browsing the internet.

Here are my system specs if it makes any difference.
CPU: 1.83gHz
Ram: 1.0 gB
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010
Windows XP 32 Bit

Any help would be appreciated.

I need to take my laptop in to get repaired. I have a lot of sensitive/personal information on it. What would be the best way to protect my privacy? I thought of putting a password on my user account and creating a guest account for the repair shop. I am still running windows XP, I’m not sure how strong XP’s protection
is.

To back up, remove, then restore all the data would be too time consuming for me.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hi,
If my windows xp gets corrupted & want to backup data from c drive with the help of dos (because dos is very secured).what r d steps & software i need?
If i need a dos copy then plz. plz. plz. give me link to download.
i think after getting it i have to make a bootable disc. & then wahat to do plz let me know.

Thanks …

i installed an update to zone alarm firewall on my desk top and i got a zone alarm tool bar that included site protection and a youtube icon.When i updated the zone alarm firewall on my laptop the zone alarm toolbar is not there.I checked manage my ad-ons and it is not there.Is it hiding somewhere?I checked the box to install it.I am using windows xp and internet explorer 8.

i installed an update to zone alarm firewall on my desk top and i got a zone alarm tool bar that included site protection and a youtube icon.When i updated the zone alarm firewall on my laptop the zone alarm toolbar is not there.I checked manage my ad-ons and it is not there.Is it hiding somewhere?I checked the box to install it.I am using windows xp and internet explorer 8.

Planning on purchasing a new computer. I’m currently running windows xp. New one will either have XP or windows 7. Need to know a few different (preferably "dummy-proof") methods on how or where to backup all of my current data so that the new one can transistion in the current computers place, only prettier thanks

Also, is it possible to use limewire and iTunes music store? Also, does iTunes make a limewire playlist for items I download off of limwire? I have a Windows XP and I want to use limwire and iTunes music store.
Does anyone else out there use limewire and can offer more advice? I use a windows XP that is probably 2 to 4 years old.

So looking for good computer security not Norton, that is good for non mac computers?
what would the best anti virus be to go with?
its not for my computer as I got a mac but my parents are using windows XP and vista so for those what would the best be.

Whenever I connect to (any site), my computer starts sending data. I do not know what or to where. I have Windows XP and IE6. I have Avira virus protection and have scanned my whole system without anything being reported. I am very careful about connecting to unknown sites and never open e:mails from unknown sources. I have some dud addresses in my address book and have not received any "undeliverable" e:mail notifications. Any idea what is happening or how I can find out what data is being sent and where it is being sent?

I’ve been a PC tech for going on 10 years now and up until now, I’ve been using xxcopy to copy data from a customer’s drive. When we were using Windows XP on our test machines, we didn’t have problems gaining permissions, but since switiching to 7, we’ve had user permissions error after error.

When I use the security tab, sometimes I can’t get permissions or ownership. In those cases, I have to go through the automatic permissions release by opening the folders in question through the normal explorer. None of this should be necessary.

If anyone out there is using a data transfer software that can ignore user permissions and roll right from one drive to another, I would be eternally grateful for a link to buy. If the software is free, that’s even better!
Assuming I switched to Linux, what would be the best data transfer utility to transfer data straight from a customer drive to my PC’s storage drives? Let’s say the new Ubuntu release I just read about? Are the built-in utilities enough or is their drag-and-drop much more comprehensive than the over-bloated Windows D&D?

I have a desktop computer what has a problem, when it boots up it comes up with options to start it in safe mode and with networking or command prompt. it tried all of them but when it gets to Windows xp loading screen it comes up with BSOD an then restarts automatically. I tried the windows recovery disc, I was wondering if I could get a new hard drive for my computer and attach it to the old one and backup all my data.
(it had a virus before this problem started, but I couldn’t get rid of the virus)

My problems started with browser re-directs, then worsened to fake "antivirus" programs like "Data Protection" and "Windows Security Center" running fake scans on my computer and placing various files on my desktop. Thanks to some help from a couple forums I’ve killed off a large portion of the problems. Here is what remains to be fixed:

1) Right now, internet connection is disabled. What are the registry keys typically altered by this malware which render connection impossible?
2) Display reverted from Windows XP theme to Windows classic and I can’t change back…
3) When I run Malwarebytes, it detects infections but when it brings up a box telling me the scan is finished and I click OK with the intention of deleting those objects, the program terminates.

Any help with any of this would be greatly appreciated. I think most of it is altered registry.

I have Windows XP OS. I would preder a light weight utility.
and that’s ‘PREFER’

My free service is being discontinued. I was looking into Zone Alarm, and I was wondering if it’s a good replacement for the McAfee Firewall, running Windows XP Media Center. Also, is it likely to interfere with AVG?