Win XP SP2 firewall

[George]

How do you disconnect the win xp SP2 firewall ???? It keeps blocking all my
graphics. How do i get rid of it ???????

[Jon]

George:
The Windows firewall can be disabled by right clicking the My Network
Places and choosing Properties. Right click your connection and choose
properties, and then click the advanced tab. You can then uncheck the box
for the firewall. This will need to be done for each and any connection type
you utilize. Please note: It is never a good idea to run a machine with no
firewall. If you are disabling the ICF, then I recommend downloading
ZoneAlarm or another comparable firewall. You should look into what is
causing the graphics, etc to be blocked and consider opening up IP ranges or
port, or allowing a particular application full access to and from the
internet, depending on what's causing the blockages.

Hope this helps,
Jon

"George" wrote:

> How do you disconnect the win xp SP2 firewall ???? It keeps blocking all my
> graphics. How do i get rid of it ???????

[Hardtaill]

Double click on the system tray icon and make your changes when the
window pops up. I would NOT recommend this. Your machine would then
be completely open to the world. Be careful!!!

"George" wrote:

> How do you disconnect the win xp SP2 firewall ???? It keeps blocking all my
> graphics. How do i get rid of it ???????

[George]

Thanks very nuch for the input.
G

"Jon" wrote:

> George:
> The Windows firewall can be disabled by right clicking the My Network
> Places and choosing Properties. Right click your connection and choose
> properties, and then click the advanced tab. You can then uncheck the box
> for the firewall. This will need to be done for each and any connection type
> you utilize. Please note: It is never a good idea to run a machine with no
> firewall. If you are disabling the ICF, then I recommend downloading
> ZoneAlarm or another comparable firewall. You should look into what is
> causing the graphics, etc to be blocked and consider opening up IP ranges or
> port, or allowing a particular application full access to and from the
> internet, depending on what's causing the blockages.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Jon
>
> "George" wrote:
>
> > How do you disconnect the win xp SP2 firewall ???? It keeps blocking all my
> > graphics. How do i get rid of it ???????

[George]

Thanks very much
G

"Hardtaill" wrote:

> Double click on the system tray icon and make your changes when the
> window pops up. I would NOT recommend this. Your machine would then
> be completely open to the world. Be careful!!!
>
> "George" wrote:
>
> > How do you disconnect the win xp SP2 firewall ???? It keeps blocking all my
> > graphics. How do i get rid of it ???????