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Windows XP/2000 - Windows XP-SP2 Firewall Question posted in the Operating Systems forums; I recently upgraded to SP2 on XP and like it fine. However, last night I was going through the services list and disabled some that I new I didn't need, ...

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Old 05-26-2006
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I recently upgraded to SP2 on XP and like it fine. However, last night I was going through the services list and disabled some that I new I didn't need, like wireless servies and those related to printing (I don't have a printer) and the like.

Unfortunately, I got a little over zealous doing this and now the icon for my Windows XP2 Firewall is gonefrom the systray, and I don't even know if its still operating. In the Control Panel I can still find the option to turn it on or of, but I'm not sure that's doing anything.

Is it just the icon that's gone, or did I somehow disable the firewall, although I stayed away from security related services? I went through the list again, and in the disabled services I couldn't really find anything pertaining to it. Most of what I turned off is pretty obvious, like the "Smart Card" services, "Themes", and "Windows Time". Any Ideas? CHEERS!


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Hello,

One of the tech guys will be with you soon. :-)

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Hi Debutante, with regards to your problem, if the control panel still says that your firewall is on, it's on, if it's off, it will be off. You can use the 2 computer icon on the bottom right of the screen, right click it and u can change your firewall settings from there.


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The security center doesn't have any influence on the actuall security of youre pc , it only tells you if you have no AV , no firewall , or havent updated windows but it doesn't "do" anything itself.

I have removed the security center completly from my pc.


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