Windows 2000 How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP

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In the "Windows firewall" settings, the General tab, I have the
firewall turned Off.

In the security center, however, windows firewall is always On.

How do I really turn windows firewall off?
 
Security Centre indicates 'Firewall......on/off' - nothing about 'windows
firewall'

Perhaps you have a third party firewall installed?
If not & you really have no firewall that sounds like an exceptionally dumb
move

"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> In the "Windows firewall" settings, the General tab, I have the
> firewall turned Off.
>
> In the security center, however, windows firewall is always On.
>
> How do I really turn windows firewall off?
 
"DL" <address@invalid> wrote:

>Security Centre indicates 'Firewall......on/off' - nothing about 'windows
>firewall'

It's "Windows Security Center"

>Perhaps you have a third party firewall installed?

I have other protection and I tire of windows security asking me
if I really want to run a program when I double click on it in a
"folder".

>If not & you really have no firewall that sounds like an exceptionally dumb
>move

I have other protection.
>
>"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>> In the "Windows firewall" settings, the General tab, I have the
>> firewall turned Off.
>>
>> In the security center, however, windows firewall is always On.
>>
>> How do I really turn windows firewall off?
>
 
>
> It's "Windows Security Center"
>
Thats immaterial, if you have a third party firewall configured Security
Centre will show Firewall on.



>>Perhaps you have a third party firewall installed?
>
> I have other protection and I tire of windows security asking me
> if I really want to run a program when I double click on it in a
> "folder".
>
>>If not & you really have no firewall that sounds like an exceptionally
>>dumb
>>move
>
> I have other protection.
>>
>>"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:efgb945gs12kqg0oms235tdk7n12n2r6jo@4ax.com...
>>> In the "Windows firewall" settings, the General tab, I have the
>>> firewall turned Off.
>>>
>>> In the security center, however, windows firewall is always On.
>>>
>>> How do I really turn windows firewall off?
>>
 
"DL" <address@invalid> wrote:

>>
>> It's "Windows Security Center"
>>
>Thats immaterial, if you have a third party firewall configured Security
>Centre will show Firewall on.

But it's the *windows* firewall that intercepts run requests -
and it is supposedly turned off. I'll bet that MS never tested
turning it off so it's probably a bug.
 
What is your 'other' protection you previously mentioned.

"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> It's "Windows Security Center"
>>>
>>Thats immaterial, if you have a third party firewall configured Security
>>Centre will show Firewall on.
>
> But it's the *windows* firewall that intercepts run requests -
> and it is supposedly turned off. I'll bet that MS never tested
> turning it off so it's probably a bug.
 
"DL" <address@invalid> wrote:

>What is your 'other' protection you previously mentioned.

Router, antivirus, proxomitron (HTTP front end)


>"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> It's "Windows Security Center"
>>>>
>>>Thats immaterial, if you have a third party firewall configured Security
>>>Centre will show Firewall on.
>>
>> But it's the *windows* firewall that intercepts run requests -
>> and it is supposedly turned off. I'll bet that MS never tested
>> turning it off so it's probably a bug.
>
 
A router does not supply sufficient protection
niether is antivirus or proxomitron a firewall protection.
Windows in its latest update incarnation is designed to turn on the firewall
by default, unless you have a third party firewall, which you dont.
When you get the the msg about running a program from the Firewall msg
centre, you tick allow & remember.


"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
>
>>What is your 'other' protection you previously mentioned.
>
> Router, antivirus, proxomitron (HTTP front end)
>
>
>>"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:3agd94laidfuh8kn10fqqep1sl4l65a05o@4ax.com...
>>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's "Windows Security Center"
>>>>>
>>>>Thats immaterial, if you have a third party firewall configured Security
>>>>Centre will show Firewall on.
>>>
>>> But it's the *windows* firewall that intercepts run requests -
>>> and it is supposedly turned off. I'll bet that MS never tested
>>> turning it off so it's probably a bug.
>>
 
A router hides all your computers behind one IP address, therefore it is
impossible for hackers to get in.

DL wrote:
> A router does not supply sufficient protection
> niether is antivirus or proxomitron a firewall protection.
> Windows in its latest update incarnation is designed to turn on the firewall
> by default, unless you have a third party firewall, which you dont.
> When you get the the msg about running a program from the Firewall msg
> centre, you tick allow & remember.
>
>
> "A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:f9qm94dbeckc2cpbstta3f77pk7gjum90g@4ax.com...
>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> What is your 'other' protection you previously mentioned.
>> Router, antivirus, proxomitron (HTTP front end)
>>
>>
>>> "A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:3agd94laidfuh8kn10fqqep1sl4l65a05o@4ax.com...
>>>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> It's "Windows Security Center"
>>>>>>
>>>>> Thats immaterial, if you have a third party firewall configured Security
>>>>> Centre will show Firewall on.
>>>> But it's the *windows* firewall that intercepts run requests -
>>>> and it is supposedly turned off. I'll bet that MS never tested
>>>> turning it off so it's probably a bug.
>
>
 
"JM" <1@2.3> wrote in message
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> A router hides all your computers behind one IP address, therefore it is
> impossible for hackers to get in.

Dream on ... and not all routers use NAT (Network Address Translation).
 
"h.stroph" <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>"JM" <1@2.3> wrote in message
>news:O4AgYmX%23IHA.4780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> A router hides all your computers behind one IP address, therefore it is
>> impossible for hackers to get in.
>
>Dream on ... and not all routers use NAT (Network Address Translation).
>

All of which is irrelevant to the original issue/question, which
was exactly the reason I was hesitant to provide details. I'll
go ask in the winxp group.
..
 
Quite frankly you are living in cloud cuckoo land if you think your
protection is adequate, without a Firewall.
A correctly configured Firewall would not constantly require you to 'allow'
programs to run.
Any winxp security update will turn the winfirewall back on unless you have
a third party firewall installed.

"A usenet user" <reply.to.newsgroup@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "h.stroph" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>>"JM" <1@2.3> wrote in message
>>news:O4AgYmX%23IHA.4780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> A router hides all your computers behind one IP address, therefore it is
>>> impossible for hackers to get in.
>>
>>Dream on ... and not all routers use NAT (Network Address Translation).
>>
>
> All of which is irrelevant to the original issue/question, which
> was exactly the reason I was hesitant to provide details. I'll
> go ask in the winxp group.
> .
 
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