If you are running Zone Alarm 6x, it turns off the Windows Firewall itself,
because you should not have two software firewalls running at the same time.

That green firewall ON means the other software firewall.

If you turn it off, XP will bring up a message from the Security Center
saying that your PC is vulnerable because it no longer has firewall
protection.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

"Mark" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've got a one year-old Gateway (XP Home) running Zone Alarm, and I'd
> like to turn off the Windows SP2 firewall. The problem is, it won't
> turn off completely...
>
> I've gone into control panel, clicked Security Center, and clicked
> Windows Firewall at bottom, and Deactivated it. But after reboot, the
> Windows Firewall asks if I want to block programs X, Y,.... It's
> still on! When I check the Security Center, the Firewall light says
> "ON", even though the Windows Firewall (at bottom) panel says it's
> OFF.
>
> I'm wondering if the Windows Security Center is detecting Zone Alarm
> and that's why it says ON (green). But, I've no idea why the Windows
> Firewall keeps trying to block programs, even when it says it's off. I
> just keep clicking "Ask Me Later", so I can tell when it's actually
> off.
>
> Any idea on how to Fully Shut the thing OFF? What processes or
> services need to be squashed and how to I nix them?
>
> I've done some homework on this, and looked at..
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0204.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../wftshoot.mspx
> and several KB articles...but can't find the answer...
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>netsh firewall show state
>
> Firewall status:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Profile = Standard
> Operational mode = Disable
> Exception mode = Enable
> Multicast/broadcast response mode = Enable
> Notification mode = Enable
> Group policy version = None
> Remote admin mode = Disable
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark
>