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Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile
and/or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile
Look in the right pane for a value called EnableFirewall. If it exists, double click it and set it to 0 (zero), or right click it and select Delete.
It may be necessary to reboot to see the change.
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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"HyperInferno" <HyperInferno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E35580F1-4AB3-4788-AFA7-9C9FD64FFB75@microsoft.com...
>i am haveing trouble in that i have a external firewall, and windows is not
> detecting it, i have tryed to disable the windows firewall but the option is
> grayed out.
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