HELP SP2 turns on FIREWALL

[terry75115]

I just loaded SP2 for XP Pro remotely and now after rebooting I can't
connect to the PC remotely.
Where in the registry can I go to turn off the firewall.
I know how to do it remotely, I just don't know where in the registry
it's located.

I"ve gone to HKEY LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Polices\Microsoft but there is
no FIREWALL listing anywhere.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Terry in Texas

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Its in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile

Value Name: EnableFirewall
Value Type: DWord
States: 0 is Off, 1 is On

These values do not exist, by default. They are only created when you use GPEDIT to modify the policy. Of course, you not only need to be able to edit the Registry remotely, you need to be able to stop/start services, and or reboot the computer remotely.