Guest A usenet user Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 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?
Guest DL Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP 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 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?
Guest A usenet user Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP "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 >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? >
Guest DL Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP > > 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? >>
Guest A usenet user Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP "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.
Guest DL Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP What is your 'other' protection you previously mentioned. "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.
Guest A usenet user Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP "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. >
Guest DL Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP 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. >>
Guest JM Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP 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. > >
Guest h.stroph Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP "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).
Guest A usenet user Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP "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. ..
Guest DL Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP 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 news:cegea494u0ps54qid77dn83ru075dfp4pt@4ax.com... > "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. > .
Guest Andrew Morton Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 Re: How to *really* turn off windows firewall in XP A usenet user wrote: > "DL" <address@invalid> wrote: > >> Security Centre indicates 'Firewall......on/off' - nothing about >> 'windows firewall' > > It's "Windows Security Center" Then, unless I am mistaken, your computer is infected - see about half-way down on http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/22/anatomy_of_a_hack/page6.html The real one appears to be called just "Security Center": http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wscintro.mspx Andrew
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