Firewalls are a form of security. They prevent other users and PCs from accessing your PC. I say. Turn it on and leave it on.
Windows XP has a built in Firewall. Turn it on. One free one is Zone Alarm if you are not running XP.
Windows Firewall (XP SP2)
You can't delete the firewall. You can turn it off or on only.
professional
Yes
Windows XP Professional SP3 (service pack 3)
what are the utility programs of windows xp professional
No. Windows XP is a downgrade.
yes you could
You can not simply remove the Professional option from XP and revert back to Home. To take a machine from Windows XP Professional to Windows XP Home you would first need to wipe the machine (format the hard drive), then reinstall the Windows XP Home operating system. It makes little sense to do so, however, because Windows XP Professional is a hardier operating system and can perform better network tasks than Windows XP Home. Windows XP Professional Edition is the business edition of Windows XP Windows XP Home Edition is the home edition of Windows XP you cannot replace XP Professional with XP Home Edition unless you erase the windows installation and start over why would you want to do this XP Professional contains all the features of Windows XP Home Edition
Windows Firewall was not introduced until Service Pack 2. There was, however, a firewall included in Windows XP RTM; it just wasn't enabled by default.
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