Re: Can't disable firewall in XP SP2

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 01:21:14 -0700

Awesome, thanks. I should have thought to look in
services :-p

-g
>-----Original Message-----
>Gordoni wrote:
>
>> I access the FW control thru control panel which is
the
>> same app as the one accessed from the Security Center.
>> The buttons are there but they are grayed out. The
only
>> setting I can adjust is the "Don't allow exceptions"
>> checkbox. When I select the "advanced" tab, I am not
able
>> to uncheck any of the connections in the 'network
>> connection settings' dialog box either.
>>
>> I followed Steve Bruce's suggestion and tried
disabling
>> the firewall through the group policy editor. I set
the
>> values in both the domain and the standard folders
>> to 'disabled' and then rebooted. No joy.
>
>To *really* stop the Windows Firewall:
>
>Start/Run --> services.msc
>
>Find Windows Firewall in the list, double click on it,
set
>"Startup type" to Disabled (and press Stop if it is
running).
>
>
>> I then went to
>> my server (SBS2003) and made the same alterations to
it
>> using the GP editor. I got a series of truncation
>> warnings when I openned the folder on the server.
>
>You need to install a update on your server:
>
>"The following entry in the [strings] section is too
long and has been
>truncated" error message when you try to modify or to
view GPOs in
>Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, or Windows
2000
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842933
>
>
>--
>torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn
Norway
>Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version
of
>the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.msp
x
>.
>

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