This is the fourth place in these newsgroupd that I have placed this
question. I keep being told to ask it somewhere else. So.....

Can someone tell me why (with Automatic Updates turned on) Windows Update
keeps re-enabling Windows Firewall?

Is there someway I can tell it not to?

Why do you think Windows Updates is enabling the Windows Firewall?? If you
really do not want to use Windows Firewall use services.msc and disable the
Windows Firewall service and stop it. You can set it to automatic at any
time if you want to use it again. --- Steve


"Stephen L" <StephenL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CD4B71C8-CBCF-4627-BC15-10CE377874E7@microsoft.com...
> This is the fourth place in these newsgroupd that I have placed this
> question. I keep being told to ask it somewhere else. So.....
>
> Can someone tell me why (with Automatic Updates turned on) Windows Update
> keeps re-enabling Windows Firewall?
>
> Is there someway I can tell it not to?
>

Stephen L wrote:

> This is the fourth place in these newsgroupd that I have placed this
> question. I keep being told to ask it somewhere else. So.....
>
> Can someone tell me why (with Automatic Updates turned on) Windows
> Update keeps re-enabling Windows Firewall?
>
> Is there someway I can tell it not to?

Windows Updates do not re-enable the Service Pack 2 Windows Firewall.
You have some other issue.

Description of the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=843090

Windows XP Service Pack 2 problems/The Service Pack 2 firewall
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#T...ack_2_firewall

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357

Malke
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