Norton will always be the most powerful anti-virus for a firewall i would suggest Zonealarm!
I think the its windows service pack 2
"Windows Security Center helps provide security to your computer. It does such things as check firewall settings, Internet security settings and User Account security settings."
Windows XP was the first Microsoft OS to embed Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, a Windows firewall, and other Microsoft products into the OS.win95=windows 95
In Windows 95, Windows XP (with Internet Explorer 7 or later installed), and later, they are not the same thing. In Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP (with Internet Explorer 6), Internet Explorer is integrated with Windows Explorer.
The difference between Windows 7 internet explorer and early versions is the updated and improved levels of security. It is also more user friendly and easier to use.
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Windows internet explorer is a web browser from Microsoft.
Windows Internet Explorer is a Web Browsing tool and it is the only application on your computer that can connect you to the Internet, unless you have another Web Browsing application like Netscape or Mozilla Firefox. Also when you disable your firewall you are risking the possibility that Internet Criminals can access your computer.
Sadly, the Windows firewall does very little, if anything, to help protect your computer. Of the 25 recognized firewall tests - Windows firewall passed none. Think of a firewall as having a security guard on every door and window of your home. That security guard only lets the people you allow to enter or leave. It is a good idea to have a firewall, just it is not a good idea to depend on the windows firewall, there are much better free ones available on the Internet.
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Internet Explorer 8 is as an Windows Update. But there is a new Internet Explorer 9 and its Better!
windows 7 has internet explorer 8, which is available for windows xp and vista as well.