How to disable the built in firewall

[Lois Kearney]

I need to disable the firewall that came built in my
WindowsXP-Home Edition.I can get through all the steps up
to where it says "properties".When I click
on "properties" trying to get to the "advanced tab",I
cannot get "advanced tab" to come up.I've even been told
if I could disable the ICF/ICS in service manager,I
wouldn't need to disable the firewall.I don't have any
techinal knowledge of computers so could someone please
help me,I have become so frustrated trying to do
something I have no knowledge about.

[alekz]

Try this:

Click on Start, Run.
Type in: services.msc

In the list find Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection
Sharing (ICS)
Double-click on it.
Change Startup type to Disabled. Click OK. Restart the computer.

"Lois Kearney" > wrote in message
...
> I need to disable the firewall that came built in my
> WindowsXP-Home Edition.I can get through all the steps up
> to where it says "properties".When I click
> on "properties" trying to get to the "advanced tab",I
> cannot get "advanced tab" to come up.I've even been told
> if I could disable the ICF/ICS in service manager,I
> wouldn't need to disable the firewall.I don't have any
> techinal knowledge of computers so could someone please
> help me,I have become so frustrated trying to do
> something I have no knowledge about.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Lois;
First of all you need to be logged in to an Administrator account.
Second, if you are using AOL, ICF and AOL are not compatible so ICF is
not enabled on the AOL connection.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
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"Lois Kearney" > wrote in message
...
> I need to disable the firewall that came built in my
> WindowsXP-Home Edition.I can get through all the steps up
> to where it says "properties".When I click
> on "properties" trying to get to the "advanced tab",I
> cannot get "advanced tab" to come up.I've even been told
> if I could disable the ICF/ICS in service manager,I
> wouldn't need to disable the firewall.I don't have any
> techinal knowledge of computers so could someone please
> help me,I have become so frustrated trying to do
> something I have no knowledge about.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

AOL has deliberately made their software incompatible with WinXP's
firewall. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately
designed to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to
include enabling/disabling WinXP's firewall, which is
connection-specific.

Contact AOL's tech support for resolution of problems with (or
caused by) their product.


Bruce Chambers

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"Lois Kearney" > wrote in message
...
> I need to disable the firewall that came built in my
> WindowsXP-Home Edition.I can get through all the steps up
> to where it says "properties".When I click
> on "properties" trying to get to the "advanced tab",I
> cannot get "advanced tab" to come up.I've even been told
> if I could disable the ICF/ICS in service manager,I
> wouldn't need to disable the firewall.I don't have any
> techinal knowledge of computers so could someone please
> help me,I have become so frustrated trying to do
> something I have no knowledge about.

[JonBoy]

Bruce,

Care to post some references about this, please? I couldn't find
anything in the support KB. Especially the 'deliberately' bit.

JB

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in
:

> Greetings --
>
> AOL has deliberately made their software incompatible with
> WinXP's
> firewall. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately
> designed to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its
> properties, to include enabling/disabling WinXP's firewall,
> which is connection-specific.
>
> Contact AOL's tech support for resolution of problems with
> (or
> caused by) their product.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You think AOL has maintained the same unalterable DUN connectoid
all these years by accident?


Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
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"JonBoy" > wrote in message
...
> Bruce,
>
> Care to post some references about this, please? I couldn't find
> anything in the support KB. Especially the 'deliberately' bit.
>
> JB
>
> "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in
> :
>
> > Greetings --
> >
> > AOL has deliberately made their software incompatible with
> > WinXP's
> > firewall. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately
> > designed to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its
> > properties, to include enabling/disabling WinXP's firewall,
> > which is connection-specific.
> >
> > Contact AOL's tech support for resolution of problems with
> > (or
> > caused by) their product.
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
>

[JonBoy]

I take it that the 'deliberately' bit is hearsay
/speculation /assumption /legend.

I've just set up a system using AOL to connect to the
Internet via ADSL. As usual, spurious Messenger pop-ups
began to appear after connection. So I disconnected,
switched ICF on, for both the VPN and modem network
connections, and reconnected. Result: the AOL software
continues to work, and no more Messenger pop-ups.

I'm trying to find out why that could be so, when I keep
stumbling on statements that tell me ICF won't work with
AOL. Yet I cannot find any solid reference that supports
that assertion.

Care to answer my question, please? i.e. References for the
assertion that AOL software is incompatible with ICF.
JB


"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in
:

> Greetings --
>
> You think AOL has maintained the same unalterable DUN
> connectoid
> all these years by accident?
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No, the "deliberately" is based upon deduction. But, if you think
I'm giving AOL's programmers too much credit, I wouldn't be surprised.

As for the assertion that AOL's DUN connectoid's incompatibility
with both ICF and ICS, that is based upon years of personal
experience. All of my experiences supporting customers' PCs with AOL
installed have indicated that their DUN connectoid's settings are not
open to customization or modification by the end-user. Use of both
ICS and ICF rely upon being able to adjust the properties of said
connectoid.

I have not, however, yet encountered anyone using AOL via
broadband, so that may make a difference. What specific version of
AOL are you using? It may be that AOL has finally addressed this
issue in its latest rendition.


Bruce Chambers

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Help us help you:
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"JonBoy" <No@invalid> wrote in message
...
> I take it that the 'deliberately' bit is hearsay
> /speculation /assumption /legend.
>
> I've just set up a system using AOL to connect to the
> Internet via ADSL. As usual, spurious Messenger pop-ups
> began to appear after connection. So I disconnected,
> switched ICF on, for both the VPN and modem network
> connections, and reconnected. Result: the AOL software
> continues to work, and no more Messenger pop-ups.
>
> I'm trying to find out why that could be so, when I keep
> stumbling on statements that tell me ICF won't work with
> AOL. Yet I cannot find any solid reference that supports
> that assertion.
>
> Care to answer my question, please? i.e. References for the
> assertion that AOL software is incompatible with ICF.
> JB
>
>

[JonBoy]

This was a customer's installation that was using AOL 8.0 .
[Personally, I wouldn't choose to touch AOL's software with a
barge-pole, but I can't afford to turn away profitable business.]
JB

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in
:

> Greetings --
>
> No, the "deliberately" is based upon deduction. But, if you
> think
> I'm giving AOL's programmers too much credit, I wouldn't be
> surprised.
>
> As for the assertion that AOL's DUN connectoid's
> incompatibility
> with both ICF and ICS, that is based upon years of personal
> experience. All of my experiences supporting customers' PCs
> with AOL installed have indicated that their DUN connectoid's
> settings are not open to customization or modification by the
> end-user. Use of both ICS and ICF rely upon being able to
> adjust the properties of said connectoid.
>
> I have not, however, yet encountered anyone using AOL via
> broadband, so that may make a difference. What specific version
> of AOL are you using? It may be that AOL has finally addressed
> this issue in its latest rendition.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count
> on having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "JonBoy" <No@invalid> wrote in message
> ...
>> I take it that the 'deliberately' bit is hearsay
>> /speculation /assumption /legend.
>>
>> I've just set up a system using AOL to connect to the
>> Internet via ADSL. As usual, spurious Messenger pop-ups
>> began to appear after connection. So I disconnected,
>> switched ICF on, for both the VPN and modem network
>> connections, and reconnected. Result: the AOL software
>> continues to work, and no more Messenger pop-ups.
>>
>> I'm trying to find out why that could be so, when I keep
>> stumbling on statements that tell me ICF won't work with
>> AOL. Yet I cannot find any solid reference that supports
>> that assertion.
>>
>> Care to answer my question, please? i.e. References for the
>> assertion that AOL software is incompatible with ICF.
>> JB
>>
>>
>
>
>

[Kevin Weilbacher]

I agree with you about not using AOL. For my customers that insist on using
an AOL email address, I use ENetBot (www.enetbot.com) which let's you send
and receive AOL email via Outlook or Outlook Express.
-kw

"JonBoy" > wrote in message
...
>
> This was a customer's installation that was using AOL 8.0 .
> [Personally, I wouldn't choose to touch AOL's software with a
> barge-pole, but I can't afford to turn away profitable business.]
> JB
>
> "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in
> :
>
> > Greetings --
> >
> > No, the "deliberately" is based upon deduction. But, if you
> > think
> > I'm giving AOL's programmers too much credit, I wouldn't be
> > surprised.
> >
> > As for the assertion that AOL's DUN connectoid's
> > incompatibility
> > with both ICF and ICS, that is based upon years of personal
> > experience. All of my experiences supporting customers' PCs
> > with AOL installed have indicated that their DUN connectoid's
> > settings are not open to customization or modification by the
> > end-user. Use of both ICS and ICF rely upon being able to
> > adjust the properties of said connectoid.
> >
> > I have not, however, yet encountered anyone using AOL via
> > broadband, so that may make a difference. What specific version
> > of AOL are you using? It may be that AOL has finally addressed
> > this issue in its latest rendition.
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > --
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count
> > on having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "JonBoy" <No@invalid> wrote in message
> > ...
> >> I take it that the 'deliberately' bit is hearsay
> >> /speculation /assumption /legend.
> >>
> >> I've just set up a system using AOL to connect to the
> >> Internet via ADSL. As usual, spurious Messenger pop-ups
> >> began to appear after connection. So I disconnected,
> >> switched ICF on, for both the VPN and modem network
> >> connections, and reconnected. Result: the AOL software
> >> continues to work, and no more Messenger pop-ups.
> >>
> >> I'm trying to find out why that could be so, when I keep
> >> stumbling on statements that tell me ICF won't work with
> >> AOL. Yet I cannot find any solid reference that supports
> >> that assertion.
> >>
> >> Care to answer my question, please? i.e. References for the
> >> assertion that AOL software is incompatible with ICF.
> >> JB
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>