SP2 disabling firewall

[Guest]

Is it possible to install sp2 (on windows xp professional) but with firewall
NOT activated as default.

Thanks

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Is it possible to install sp2 (on windows xp professional) but with
firewall NOT activated as default.

Stand Alone or Domain?

 

[Yao Su]

After you install a copy, either just install SP2 or an SP2-intergrated one,
you'll have the chance to decide whether turn on Windows Firewall or not,
when you first logon to the newly installed system.

But it's strongly recommended that you install a 3rd party firewall in place
of Windows Firewall.

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Yao Su
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| Is it possible to install sp2 (on windows xp professional) but with
firewall
| NOT activated as default.
|
| Thanks
|

 

[Leythos]

But it's strongly recommended that you install a 3rd party firewall in
place of Windows Firewall.

Only if you are not in a domain or if you are not already in a protected
network environment.

 

[Guest]

Domain.

Stand Alone or Domain?

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[Yves Leclerc]

SP2 will automatically return you to a SP2 security setup window. Here, you
can turn off the firewall.

 

[Guest]

for all computer in domain and not doing it per every single pc?

 

[Brian McMullen]

Who strongly recommends that?

-Brian

Only if you are not in a domain or if you are not already in a protected
network environment.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Each computer!

for all computer in domain and not doing it per every single pc?

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Is it possible to install sp2 (on windows xp professional) but with
firewall NOT activated as default.

Hi

If you have Active Directory, use Group Policy for this, more about
Windows Firewall Group Policy settings in WF_XPSP2.doc:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4454e0e1-61fa-447a-bdcd-499f73a637d1


If Group Policy is not an option:

An alternative is to set some registry settings before the SP2
installation so the FW disables itself when it finds those registry
settings. Then, if you want to enable the FW after the SP2
installation, remote in and remove the registry values and configure
the firewall.

The registry settings are:

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


This VBScript (.vbs) creates the registry values that disables the
firewall:

'--------------------8<----------------------
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

oShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall" _
& "\DomainProfile\EnableFirewall", 0, "REG_DWORD"

oShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall" _
& "\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall", 0, "REG_DWORD"

'--------------------8<----------------------



Another option in some cases is to use netfw.inf to disable the FW as
part of the SP2 installation:

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

Note that the document in the link above does not explain what to
actually do to be able to use Netfw.inf to adjust the FW settings
as part of the SP2 installation (defined as "before installation"
above).

For instructions on how to do it, take a look at this thread:

http://groups.google.co.uk/[email protected]