How to disable a firewall

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Hello - I have Windows XP and need to disable the fire wall temporarily. Can
anyone give me an "idiots guide" as to how to this. Trish

 

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1. Open XP's "Help and Support Center".
2. In the Search box type: FIREWALL , and hit enter.
3. Then click on the task titled: "Turn Windows Firewall on or off".

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Carey Frisch
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"Trish" wrote:

| Hello - I have Windows XP and need to disable the fire wall temporarily. Can
| anyone give me an "idiots guide" as to how to this. Trish