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I fired up my internet for the first time with xp. and started downloading.
What the hell? my speed is down to a trickle :angry:
So I figured: "maybe its xp's firewall" Disable xp's firewall and BOOM, back up to normal B)
(This is the only thing I can account for the problem)
I'm going to install zone alarm becuase I had no problem with it in the past :rolleyes:
Another thing you might want to try is going into your network connection properties and disabling (or uninstalling) the "QOS Packet Scheduler." It tends to have a limiting effect on your bandwidth.
Anyway . . .
B)
It's a wise decision to use 3rd party software for a firewall. The XP version only blocks incoming traffic anyways. It won't detect a trojan.
ZoneAlarm is a good choice.