Re: WinXP SP2 deployment without firewall turning on

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:39:21 -0700

Have you reviewed the info on use of the FW Inf file, linked to on
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/xpsp2man.mspx
If not, then the following may also be of interest
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"cs" <csjaring@myjaring.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> We don't want to have the Windows Firewall enabled after the XPSP2 package
> installation. It's easy if we have a few pc and after the installation,
> stand in front of the computer and manually disable them.
>
> But the challenge is how to make is more simpler when manage few hundreds
of
> computer to achieve the same objective ? (Disable the Windows Firewall).
>
> Is there any way to modify the XPSP2 package installer to EXCLUDE or
> DISABLE?the Windows Firewall ?
>
> Thanks
>
>

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