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So could I use the Vista Firewall Control to make exceptions for the built in firewall, so eventually I could stop using Vista Firewall Control once I get exceptions for all of my programs?
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So will this make exceptions for me in the Vista Firewall outbound connections?
No you can not... actually you can use it to create rules what's gonna be allowed to make outbound connections and what's not, but why would you stop using this Vista Firewall Controll ? It is unbelievable light on system resources, you don't even know it's installed and running. It is for Vista, meaning if you run Vista, your system is capable of running this demanding OS. You have more than enough resources to run this little utility...
Why you can't create rules and simply wipe out this Vista Firewall Control ? Because, your applications will eventually change, you will or they will update itself automatically to the latest available versions. That's when you will have to give them permissions for outbound connection again... how will you do that if your Vista Firewall Control application is wiped out ? They will stay blocked (even though you allowed them before, once application is changed, every good firewall will ask you again and block it by default) and you won't be able to change those settings until you edit those rules manually which is 100 times more complicated than with this tool. That's why we found it pretty useful little utility.
My advice is to keep using it. No impact on your system resources, and it will give you a freedom of choice... what to allow and what not to allow.
Cheers!