Windows 7, Vista and 2008 Server Firewall Configuration (4.x, 5.x)

In Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft shipped a vastly improved -- at the time -- client-based firewall solution. The Windows XP firewall in SP2 was enabled by default, which meant that computers were instantly granted better protection from attack. However, the firewall in XP SP2 was missing some key features that have been included in Vista Windows Firewall.

Read more about the firewall configurations in our Trouble Shooting Guide (Chapter 5).