Allow network pcs to disable Windows Firewall

I run Windows XP SP2 clients on my Windows Small Business Server 2003
network. All my Windows Firewall group policy objects are set to 'Not
configured', but none of my network computers allow access to enable/disable
Windows Firewall.

How can I allow my network computers to enable/disable Windows Firewall from
within Control Panel?

Mervin Williams

Do the users have admin rights? Standard users cannot edit these settings.

"Mervin Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eeX%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I run Windows XP SP2 clients on my Windows Small Business Server 2003
>network. All my Windows Firewall group policy objects are set to 'Not
>configured', but none of my network computers allow access to
>enable/disable Windows Firewall.
>
> How can I allow my network computers to enable/disable Windows Firewall
> from within Control Panel?
>
> Mervin Williams
>

Yes, I tried to make the change and I'm in the Domain Admins group. Still
no luck.

Mervin Williams

"Chris Dove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Do the users have admin rights? Standard users cannot edit these settings.
>
> "Mervin Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eeX%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I run Windows XP SP2 clients on my Windows Small Business Server 2003
>>network. All my Windows Firewall group policy objects are set to 'Not
>>configured', but none of my network computers allow access to
>>enable/disable Windows Firewall.
>>
>> How can I allow my network computers to enable/disable Windows Firewall
>> from within Control Panel?
>>
>> Mervin Williams
>>
>
>

have you tried the rsop.msc to check if any gpo's are applied you cannot
see?

"Mervin Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Yes, I tried to make the change and I'm in the Domain Admins group. Still
> no luck.
>
> Mervin Williams
>
> "Chris Dove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Do the users have admin rights? Standard users cannot edit these
>> settings.
>>
>> "Mervin Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:eeX%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I run Windows XP SP2 clients on my Windows Small Business Server 2003
>>>network. All my Windows Firewall group policy objects are set to 'Not
>>>configured', but none of my network computers allow access to
>>>enable/disable Windows Firewall.
>>>
>>> How can I allow my network computers to enable/disable Windows Firewall
>>> from within Control Panel?
>>>
>>> Mervin Williams
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I just ran the rsop.msc and I found no other gpo that would prohibit me from
being able to locally enable/disable the Windows XP SP2 firewall.

Mervin Williams

"Chris Dove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> have you tried the rsop.msc to check if any gpo's are applied you cannot
> see?
>
> "Mervin Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yes, I tried to make the change and I'm in the Domain Admins group.
>> Still no luck.
>>
>> Mervin Williams
>>
>> "Chris Dove" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Do the users have admin rights? Standard users cannot edit these
>>> settings.
>>>
>>> "Mervin Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:eeX%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I run Windows XP SP2 clients on my Windows Small Business Server 2003
>>>>network. All my Windows Firewall group policy objects are set to 'Not
>>>>configured', but none of my network computers allow access to
>>>>enable/disable Windows Firewall.
>>>>
>>>> How can I allow my network computers to enable/disable Windows Firewall
>>>> from within Control Panel?
>>>>
>>>> Mervin Williams
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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