For Windows XP Home Edition:
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Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile
(and)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile
In the right-pane, delete the "EnableFirewall" value.
Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.
For Windows XP Professional:
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From Start/Run, type Gpedit.msc and navigate to:
Computer Configuration
=> Administrative Templates
=> System
=> Network
=> Network Connections
=> Windows Firewall
=> Standard Profile
Set the following options to "Not Configured" (defaults)
Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections
Windows Firewall: Do not allow exceptions
Windows Firewall: Define program exceptions
Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions
Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception
Windows Firewall: Allow file and printer sharing exception
Windows Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions
Windows Firewall: Allow Remote Desktop exception
Windows Firewall: Allow UPnP framework exception
Windows Firewall: Prohibit notifications
Windows Firewall: Allow logging
Windows Firewall: Prohibit unicast response to multicast or broadcast
requests
Windows Firewall: Define port exceptions
Windows Firewall: Allow local port exceptions
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Andrew" <postm...@andrewfernie.f9.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> When you open (or 'run') firewall.cpl, does it read as "For your security,
> some settings are controlled by Group Policy" at the top of the applet? If
> that's the case, try this:
>
> For Windows XP Home Edition:
> ---------------------------------
>
> Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfil苟
> (and)
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProf虹le
Yes, that's the reason your laptop does not have the problem.
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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Andrew" <postm...@andrewfernie.f9.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Thanks. It is an XP Home machine and it does say "For your security, some
> settings are controlled by Group Policy" at the top of the applet. I`m not
> at the broken machine at the moment but my perfectly working laptop with
> XP Home does not have the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall in its
> registry so I can`t even test this before I go. Any more Ideas?
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ram...@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23HZ9C$qxFH...@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> When you open (or 'run') firewall.cpl, does it read as "For your
>> security, some settings are controlled by Group Policy" at the top of the
>> applet? If that's the case, try this:
>>
>> For Windows XP Home Edition:
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile
>> (and)
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile