Computer Business Review points out that personal Firewall vendors now have a new competitor in Microsoft. Microsoft Windows XP Service pack 2 ships with a more capable version of the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). In order to deal with new Microsoft software personal Firewall vendors will have to add the capability to detect the running ICF and turn it off before they install their own software. I took a look at the XP Service Pack 2 update page and I didn't notice any tips about checking for or turning off any personal Firewall software that you might have already installed.
Another article from ZDNet on SP 2's new Firewall and the Security Center.
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