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Originally Posted by Supersonic^
Same here. Didn't change much for me though. I already have security software, and all this SP did was add security stuff. Pop-up blocker? Pfffft. It's too late for IE. A tiny little popup blocker isn't going to make me want to give up Firefox.
The firewall is still shite. It still doesn't let you open port ranges, just individual ports. So to open, for example, bit torrent ports 6889-6900, you would have to open them individually. Won't make me stop using my existing firewall. :|
This update is good for those who use IE, and have no firewall, but those people are usually too ignorant to bother checking Windows Update at all, so the chances of them actually downloading this service pack are remote. :/
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Well it blocks just as well as other firewalls. For people who can't afford / don't want to install anything, it will work just fine.
I have not had to unblock any ports with this firewall to get bittorent to work all the way. All I do is allow the BT application access and the firewall opens up all the ports the program may need. As far as my client, I use the latest version of bittornado which uses ports 10,000 - 60,000. I do however have to forward them through my router.