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is it a good idea to uninstall my firewall?

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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 01:33 PM
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I think that my firewall is preventing me from downloading music from kazaa. Is it really bad idea to uninstall it?
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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 01:43 PM
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I wouldn't use Kazaa in the first place.

And uninstalling your firewall permits hackers from pinging your ports and getting access to everything on your computer. Be careful.

And Kazaa sucks, did I mention that? Spyware, ad pop-ups. Slows the computer down. Viruses.
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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 01:46 PM
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uninstalling your firewall isnt necessarily a great idea... but you might check your settings on the firewall and change them around so that you can get access to some sites that you currently cannot
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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 01:58 PM
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Would u take the brakes out from ur car to save weight?

Kazaa really sucks. I use Kazaa Lite, its a version made by hackers, no pop-ups, no trojan horses or spyware. Its super faster and better than the regular one.
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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 02:08 PM
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No don't remove the firewall. Use Kazaa Lite as endless_Pain suggests
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 05:31 AM
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is the firewall that comes with XP dependable or are there security holes in them. also, when can i get a copy of kazaa lite??
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