Re: Windows Firewall Disabled by Group Policy-help!

Sorry this did not work. gpedit.msc.error displayed

"John Wunderlich" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?VmFyaWF0YXM=?= <Variatas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:05349EA6-5B48-4E28-8CD4-6E39CB9E2813@microsoft.com:
>
> > A computer running XP Home was taken for repairs, but the store
> > added group policy settings that I can't find how to get rid of.
> > The most critical thing they did, that I can find, was to disable
> > Windows Firewall. How do I get rid of these Group Policy
> > Settings?
> >
>
> Start-->Run-->gpedit.msc
>
> HTH,
> John
>

=?Utf-8?B?YmlsbGll?= <billie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:1476A322-A0D1-4B53-945A-E18BA7F671E5@microsoft.com:

> "John Wunderlich" wrote:
>
>> =?Utf-8?B?VmFyaWF0YXM=?= <Variatas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in news:05349EA6-5B48-4E28-8CD4-6E39CB9E2813@microsoft.com:
>>
>>> A computer running XP Home was taken for repairs, but the store
>>> added group policy settings that I can't find how to get rid of.
>>> The most critical thing they did, that I can find, was to disable
>>> Windows Firewall. How do I get rid of these Group Policy
>>> Settings?
>>>
>>
>> Start-->Run-->gpedit.msc
>>
>> HTH,
>> John
>>

> Sorry this did not work. gpedit.msc.error displayed

Of course it didn't. XP Home doesn't support group policies or gpedit.
Somehow you've ended up with a computer that is half XP-Home and half
XP-Pro. Take it back to the shop.

-- John

billie wrote:
> Sorry this did not work. gpedit.msc.error displayed
>
> "John Wunderlich" wrote:
>
>> =?Utf-8?B?VmFyaWF0YXM=?= <Variatas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in news:05349EA6-5B48-4E28-8CD4-6E39CB9E2813@microsoft.com:
>>
>>> A computer running XP Home was taken for repairs, but the store
>>> added group policy settings that I can't find how to get rid of.
>>> The most critical thing they did, that I can find, was to disable
>>> Windows Firewall. How do I get rid of these Group Policy
>>> Settings?
>>>
>> Start-->Run-->gpedit.msc
>>
>> HTH,
>> John
>>
Windows XP Home doesn't come with Group Policy Editor, hence the error.
You can however download and install GPEdit from the following link;

http://files.filefront.com/GPEdit+Fi.../fileinfo.html

This is a .zip file download and the instructions for installing Group
Policy Editor are in a file called "Read This.txt" in the GPEdit folder
within the .zip file.

Note that part of the installation process involves registering the
..dlls that come with it and one of the .dlls fails registration, however
GPEdit will still run just fine.

Later, Ray Parrish

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