Windows XP firewall- How to disable

[galen]

Last week I endabled the XP firewall but after having
other difficulties that I believe may be dut to it being
endabled I want to disable it. I forgot where to go to
disable it. Can you help? Thanks!!

[Dave Douglas]

Start Button>Help and Support , type in Firewall.

"galen" > wrote in message
...
> Last week I endabled the XP firewall but after having
> other difficulties that I believe may be dut to it being
> endabled I want to disable it. I forgot where to go to
> disable it. Can you help? Thanks!!


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From Help and Support:
To enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall
1. Open Network Connections
2. Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet
connection that you want to protect, and then, under
Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
3. On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection
Firewall, select one of the following:
o To enable Internet Connection Firewall (ICF),
select the Protect my computer and network by limiting or
preventing access to this computer from the Internet
check box.
o To disable Internet Connection Firewall, clear
the Protect my computer and network by limiting or
preventing access to this computer from the Internet
check box.
Notes
.. To open Network Connections, click Start, click
Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
.. You must be logged on as a computer administrator
to complete this procedure.
.. If you clear the Protect my computer and network
by limiting or preventing access to this computer from
the Internet check box, the firewall on your computer is
disabled, and your network is vulnerable to intrusions.
.. You should not enable Internet Connection
Firewall on virtual private networking (VPN) connections
or on client computers because ICF will interfere with
file and printer sharing.
.. ICF cannot be enabled on the private connections
of the Internet Connection Sharing host computer.
.. Internet Connection Sharing, Internet Connection
Firewall, Discovery and Control, and Network Bridge are
not available on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.

>-----Original Message-----
>Last week I endabled the XP firewall but after having
>other difficulties that I believe may be dut to it being
>endabled I want to disable it. I forgot where to go to
>disable it. Can you help? Thanks!!
>.
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Galen;
Enable/disable Internet Connection Firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

However are you sure you want to run without a firewall:
The firewall is an important form of protection for your computer.
Unless you have another hardware or software firewall installed,
running without a firewall on high speed or dial-up is a bad idea and
leaves your computer wide open for attack.

You should instead identify the problem and solve it at the source.
If you specify the problem in these groups, someone will likely know
the answer.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


"galen" > wrote in message
...
> Last week I endabled the XP firewall but after having
> other difficulties that I believe may be dut to it being
> endabled I want to disable it. I forgot where to go to
> disable it. Can you help? Thanks!!