Unable to disable Windows Firewall

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I have Windows XP SP2. The selections for the Firewall are grayed out so I
cannot select disable. I have a router serving the firewall function. What
can I do to disable the firewall?
Thanks.
 
Just to be sure I did it right. It opened up the services window. I
selected "Windows Firewall/ISC". Then I selected "stop" service. It stopped
the firewall.
If that was the right thing to do- thanks!
 
Yes, and there are options there to set the default behavior on each startup.
Doubleclicking the item in services opens a property page with a "Startup
type" drop box you can set to 'manual' or 'disabled'. Manual should be enough
for you.
 
What is the diffesrsence between just stopping the service or selecting
manual or disable? Will manual require me to disable with each login? Is
there a reason not to select disable?
Thanks again for your help.
 
You will get a return of the firewall on the next startup with 'automatic'.
Manual lets other programs start it if needed. Disable lets nothing start it
but you, in services, or with a script.
 
i did this and went into it the service and told it to start up.
when i did it told me error 1064 and said that the program was not installed!

what is wrong?
 
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