when starting windows the network services are active before any
antivirus and firewall softwares can protect the PC.
I think, i have got some viruses in the mean time. 
do you know any solution different from plug in the network after
completion of the full XP system and protecting software (Norton
internet security).

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Request for Question Clarification by maniac-ga on 23 Mar 2005 17:29 PST

Hello Laserjet,

Would you be willing to pay a modest fee (say $50 to $100) for such a
solution? If so, there are a number of easy to set up items (hardware
/ software) to do this.

  --Maniac
?

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Clarification of Question by laserjet-ga on 25 Mar 2005 11:03 PST

hello, 

no, thank you for your proposal, but i am not ready to pay this amount
and to add hardware(eg. a router )  for solve this issue

thanks
laserjet

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Request for Question Clarification by maniac-ga on 26 Mar 2005 07:21 PST

Hello Laserjet,

I can certainly understand, but the modest cost of a firewall gives
you a number of benefits beyond the immediate fix. For example, it
also helps in setting up "defense in depth" where a number of problems
are filtered out before they get to your vunerable PC. Plus to me,
time is money and an effective fix like that is well worth it to
prevent the aggravation of infected systems.

The other suggestion I might make is what my kids follow:
 [1] Install Zone Alarm (http://www.zonealarm.com/)
 [2] Run a good spyware detector regularly (at Zone Labs or Spybot
Search and Destroy at http://www.safer-networking.org/)
 [3] Download Firefox & use it instead of IE. My kids even add a rule
to Zone Alarm that prevents IE from any access to the Internet.
There are free versions of all of these [though paying the modest cost
of the supported versions will help them write updates].

  --Maniac

you must configure your startUp list you can move firewall or
antivirus to top of the list for loading early
for configure your startup list you can install Microsoft Anti-Spywere
or other softwere
for download Microsoft Anti-Spywere (Free) go to the www.microsoft.com

hi mani682001 
i have check the possibility the Microsoft spyware and this function
does not exist .

thanks 
laserjet

the Microsoft Anti-Spywere is an example
you can change start up list from registry but for comfortable you may use software
for example RegClean or other softwere which edit registry

It is true that the Windows firewall starts late with Windows XP SP1
or earlier, but if you install Service Pack 2 you should find that
Windows' own firewall will be activated easlier and should provide you
with the protection you seek.

dont use the default windows firewall
use something else like zone alarm or sygate or kerio