From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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I would agree - the key word being 'option'
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:432b88cf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     I don't know.  Seems like a reasonable option to offer.

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
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    Thanks - I can understand the first boot after install. What I meant =
was will the network incoming connections still be blocked if a WU check =
shows there are critical updates that need to be applied well after the =
installation ( weeks, months ) ?  I suspect not but was unsure about the =
technet statement below=20

    For example,=20
    Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound traffic until a computer =
has the=20
    latest security updates installed=20



    "Rich"  wrote in message news:432b64a8{at}w3.nls.net...
         I didn't read the page to which you refer but the description =
you give matches the Windows Server 2003 SP1 behavior at installation.  =
At first boot after install the network is blocking incoming connections =
and when the admin logs on he is presented with UI to check for updates.

      Rich

        "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
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        Does this mean that Vista's firewall  will stop all incoming =
Internet=20
        activity if there are security updates available?  Or am I =
reading too much=20
        into the statement below?

        =
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/overvw.mspx


        The personal firewall built into Windows Vista builds on the =
functionality=20
        that is included with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. For =
example,=20
        Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound traffic until a =
computer has the=20
        latest security updates installed=20


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I would agree - the key word being =
'option'

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:432b88cf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     I don't
know.  =
Seems like a=20
  reasonable option to offer.
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
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    message news:432b6f48$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Thanks - I can understand the first boot after =
install.=20
    What I meant was will the network incoming connections still be =
blocked if a=20
    WU check shows there are critical updates that need to be =
applied well=20
    after the installation ( weeks, months ) ?  I suspect not but =
was=20
    unsure about the technet statement below 
     
    For example, Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound =
traffic=20
    until a computer has the latest security updates installed =

     
     
    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:432b64a8{at}w3.nls.net...
    

         I
didn't read the =
page to which=20
      you refer but the description you give matches the Windows Server =
2003 SP1=20
      behavior at installation.  At first boot after install the =
network is=20
      blocking incoming connections and when the admin logs on he is =
presented=20
      with UI to check for updates.
       
      Rich
       
      
        "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
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wrote in=20
        message news:432b27c1$1{at}w3.nls.net...Does=20
        this mean that Vista's firewall  will stop all incoming =
Internet=20
        activity if there are security updates available?  Or =
am I=20
        reading too much into the statement
below?http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/overvw.msp=
x">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/overvw.mspx;=
The=20
        personal firewall built into Windows Vista builds on the =
functionality=20
        that is included with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. =
For=20
        example, Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound traffic =
until a=20
        computer has the latest security updates installed=20
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