RE: unknown firewall??

From: Jason Hall [MSFT] (v-jashal_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/18/04


Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:15:20 GMT


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>Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
>From: <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>Subject: unknown firewall??
>Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 08:26:34 -0700
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>
>The server service is started (automatically) and is
>currently on.
>
>If its a firewall issue, it seems that its started in the
>background when Windows begins to boot up. Before that
>point, when just the computer is booting, others can see
>my computer. Any ideas on specific services or registries
>that might enable some kind of firewall?
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Not off-hand to be honest.
I would start by getting a copy of MSCONFIG.EXE from a Windows XP machine
(or an equivalent utility) and running to disable non-Microsoft services.

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