Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) cannot disable firewall alert setting

[Scott Anderson]

In the Windows Security Center I click on the Change the
way Security Center alerts me, I uncheck the Firewall
check box. But everytime I reboot the PC the Firewall
setting is checked again. All the other settings work
fine.

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Scott Anderson wrote:

> In the Windows Security Center I click on the Change the
> way Security Center alerts me, I uncheck the Firewall
> check box. But everytime I reboot the PC the Firewall
> setting is checked again. All the other settings work
> fine.
Hi

If the "Change the Way Security Center Notifies Me" doesn't stick
when you reboot, you can do the following:

To "solve" this problem, you can disable the Security Center service.


Start/Run --> services.msc

Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it, set
"Startup type" to Disabled.


There is also a Group Policy setting available to disable the
Security Center (Start/Run--> gpedit.msc).

Take a look at the chapter for the Security Center in
06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC

What settings are added or changed in Windows XP Service Pack 2?
Group Policy settings (page 26 for me)


06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC ("Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2, Part 6: Computer Maintenance") can be downloaded from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7bd948d7-b791-40b6-8364-685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en

Note: WinXPSP2_Documentation.zip contains all the .doc downloads...


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