Registry hack to disable windows XP SP2 Firewall

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Carey Frisch [MVP]

Using the Windows Firewall INF File in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...1d-2f97-4e63-a581-bf25685b4c43&displaylang=en

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Deployment Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...91-AC56-4665-949B-BEDA3080E0F6&displaylang=en

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Deployment Information
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/xpsp2dep.mspx

Deploying Windows XP Service Pack 2 in Enterprise Environments
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/sp2entdp.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I need a registry hack to disable windows XP SP2 Firewall.
| Is this possibel?
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| KB
 
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Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)

KB said:
I need a registry hack to disable windows XP SP2 Firewall.
Is this possibel?
Hi

The SP2 FW disables itself when it finds the following registry
settings:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile
\EnableFirewall=0 (DWORD data type)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile
\EnableFirewall=0 (DWORD data type)

(adding the registry values after SP2 is installed will also disable
the firewall at next startup)

Those registry values are documented in WF_XPSP2.doc

WF_XPSP2.doc "Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft
Windows XP with Service Pack 2" is downloadable from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4454e0e1-61fa-447a-bdcd-499f73a637d1
 

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