Re: disabling xp firewall

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/02/04 

Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 00:22:58 -0600

Which view are you using for the Control Panel off of the Start Menu? If
you have My Network Places on your desktop, right click that
icon/properties/right click your connection/properties/advanced. 

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"rick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:12af001c41879$3029ed20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Nothing happens when I right click or otherwise try to
> open properties.How do I disable the firewall?Nothing
> happens when I right click.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Select the connection with a right click and select
>>properties, then the advanced tab.
>>
>>
>>"rick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>message news:16d6001c4176e$323322f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>>| I am trying to install Norton Internet Security.The
>>| directions say for Windows XP,to disable the firewall
> by
>>| going to Start>control panel>network connections>right
>>| click properties.This is supposed to bring up a
>>| properties window.However,nothing happens when I right
>>| click or otherwise try to open properties.How do I
>>| disable the firewall?  Rick
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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