Re: Can't turn off Windows Firewall

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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Gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
XP SP2, fully patched. using Zone Alarm. In Security settings, the
"turn off" button is grayed out. I am logged in as admin and am NOT
on a domain. All the google results I get are for domains.....
Can anyone help?

Since you have ZoneAlarm, installing it should've disabled the Windows
firewall.

it doesn't seem to have

Did it ever work?

Yes - I've only installed ZoneAlarm today as an alternatice to the Windows
Firewall...

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling it?

Just going to.....

Was your computer *ever* a member of a domain?

No, never.

Can you stop the underlying windows service?

yes - presumably that's the Windows Firewall/ICS service in services.msc?



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