Turning off MS Firewall permanently

[Mike Ware-Lane]

I have installed XP sp2 but want to use my Norton firewall not MS which
keeps alerting me about my security status each time I boot-up. I've gone
into Windows security center, clicked on the 'change the way security
center alerts me' and un-checked the firewall box - leaving the other two
options checked. It appears that the only way to close the windows security
center is by the 'X' upper right of the window, unfortunately every time I
re-boot I find that the box is re-checked by default! How do I prevents
this? The security center doesn't appear to be recognising that I have
Norton installed as my default firewall.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Welcome to the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Information Center!
This page answers the most frequently asked questions about SP2 and your
Norton antivirus and firewall products:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/sp2/faq.html

Frequently asked questions about Windows Security Center
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;883792&Product=windowsxpsp2

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
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| I have installed XP sp2 but want to use my Norton firewall not MS which
| keeps alerting me about my security status each time I boot-up. I've gone
| into Windows security center, clicked on the 'change the way security
| center alerts me' and un-checked the firewall box - leaving the other two
| options checked. It appears that the only way to close the windows security
| center is by the 'X' upper right of the window, unfortunately every time I
| re-boot I find that the box is re-checked by default! How do I prevents
| this? The security center doesn't appear to be recognising that I have
| Norton installed as my default firewall.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I have installed XP sp2 but want to use my Norton firewall not MS which
keeps alerting me about my security status each time I boot-up. I've gone
into Windows security center, clicked on the 'change the way security
center alerts me' and un-checked the firewall box - leaving the other two
options checked. It appears that the only way to close the windows security
center is by the 'X' upper right of the window, unfortunately every time I
re-boot I find that the box is re-checked by default! How do I prevents
this? The security center doesn't appear to be recognising that I have
Norton installed as my default firewall.

Hi

If the "Change the Way Security Center Notifies Me" doesn't stick when
you reboot, you can do the following:

To "solve" this problem, you can disable the Security Center service.


Start/Run --> services.msc

Find "Security Center" in the list, double click on it, set
"Startup type" to Disabled.


There is also a Group Policy setting available to disable the
Security Center (Start/Run--> gpedit.msc).

Take a look at the chapter for the Security Center in
06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC

What settings are added or changed in Windows XP Service Pack 2?
Group Policy settings (page 26 for me)


06_CIF_Maintenance.DOC ("Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2, Part 6: Computer Maintenance") can be downloaded from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...d7-b791-40b6-8364-685b84158c78&DisplayLang=en

Note: WinXPSP2_Documentation.zip contains all the .doc downloads...

 

[Alain Vouillon]

Bonjour,
Mike Ware-Lane écrivait:

I have installed XP sp2 but want to use my Norton firewall not MS
which keeps alerting me about my security status each time I boot-up.
I've gone into Windows security center, clicked on the 'change the
way security center alerts me' and un-checked the firewall box -
leaving the other two options checked. It appears that the only way
to close the windows security center is by the 'X' upper right of the
window, unfortunately every time I re-boot I find that the box is
re-checked by default! How do I prevents this? The security center
doesn't appear to be recognising that I have Norton installed as my
default firewall.

I think you have another error.
Check you eventid log file, and see if there is errors, as WMI error ?