My firewall that comes with my windows xp slows down my computer. What will be a better one firewall I can download and use for free?

Check out cnet.com. They have a ton of downloads and they usually have a user ratings on them too. I am not very sure about free firewalls but I know that zone alarm has a free trial available.

you need a router buddy, dlink is my pick

Or you can go to Google and click on "More" then scroll down to Pack and click on it. You can get a free Norton Antivirus and I believe it also comes with the firewall. This doesn't slow down your computer.

For anyone else who hasn't seen this there are other downloads that you can get through Google.com and the "More" link which range from music downloads to Norton and others in between. Try it you'll like it.

The Norton will download for free for 6 months. When it shows you need to renew you just delete it and go back to Google and download it again.