Windows XP Firewall-Disable/Turn Off/Uninstall/Download/Setting. Issues with Windows XP Firewall?

How to change Windows XP Firewall Settings?

Well, here is the detailed step-by-steps on what to do.

1. Disable Windows XP Firewall

   1. Since Windows XP Firewall runs as a service in Windows XP, we need to disable it inside Windows “Services” Management Console. <

      li>To open “Services” Management Console, we need to go to “Start” -> “Programs” -> “Administrative Tools” -> “Services”.

   2. In Services, under “Names”, find “Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)” Double-click on the entry, a window “Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Properties” will appear.
   3. Click “Stop” button under “Service status”.
   4. There you go, you have successfully disable Windows XP Firewall.

2. Turn Off Windows XP Firewall

   
   1. To turn off Windows XP Firewall, click “Start” -> “Control Panel”.
   2. Find “Windows Firewall” and double-click it to open the properties window.
   3. Under “General” tab, there are two options
      1. On(recommended) - This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to this computer, with the exception of those selected on the Exceptions tab.
      2. Off(not recommeded) - Avoid using this setting. Turning off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders.
   4. To turn off Windows XP Firewall, select option “Off” and click OK.
   5. There you go, you have successfully turn off Windows XP Firewall.

3. Uninstall Windows XP Firewall

   1. Uninstall Windows XP Firewall is more for the advanced user, since it involved going into dos prompt to do something.
   2. Well, in my opinion we can’t really uninstall Windows XP Firewall, since the following steps actually remove Windows XP Firewall service from Windows XP “Services” Management Console.
   3. Disable Windows XP Firewall (a must since we are going to remove it later”. Please refer (a) above.

      After succesfully removed, proceed to next step.

   4. Go to Windows XP Command Prompt - run “cmd” and enter.
   5. Type “sc delete sharedaccess” and enter
   6. There you go, you have just removed Windows Firewall Service shortcuts in “Services” Management Console and removed Windows XP Firewall completely.