Method 1: Call the "Setup API InstallHinfSection" function to install Windows Fi rewall To install Windows Firewall, follow these

steps: Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type the following command line, and then press ENTER: Rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.inf Restart Windows, Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: Netsh firewall reset Click Start, click Run, type firewall.cpl, and then press ENTER. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, click On (recommended), and then click OK. Back to the top Method 2: Add the Windows Firewall entry to the registry Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modi fy the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registr y incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For a dded protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restor e the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up an d restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article i n the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore th e registry in Windows To add the Windows Firewall entry to the registry, follow these steps: Copy the following text into Notepad, and then save the file as Sharedaccess.reg : Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess] "DependOnGroup"=hex(7):00,00 "DependOnService"=hex(7):4e,00,65,00,74,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,00,00,00,57,00,69,00,\ 6e,00,4d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,00,00,00,00 "Description"="Provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network." "DisplayName"="Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001 "ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\ 00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\ 6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00 "ObjectName"="LocalSystem" "Start"=dword:00000002 "Type"=dword:00000020 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Epoch] "Epoch"=dword:00002cd0 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters] "ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\ 00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\ 69,00,70,00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,68,00,6c,00,70,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\ 00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\Fi rewallPolicy]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\Fi rewallPolicy\DomainProfile] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\Fi rewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\Fi rewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "%windir%\\system32\\sessmgr.exe"="%windir%\\system32\\sessmgr.exe:*:enabled:@xp sp2res.dll,-22019" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\Fi rewallPolicy\StandardProfile] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\Fi rewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\Fi rewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] "%windir%\\system32\\sessmgr.exe"="%windir%\\system32\\sessmgr.exe:*:enabled:@xp sp2res.dll,-22019" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Setup] "ServiceUpgrade"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Setup\Interfa cesUnfirewalledAtUpdate] "All"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Enum] "0"="Root\\LEGACY_SHAREDACCESS\\0000" "Count"=dword:00000001 "NextInstance"=dword:00000001 Double-click Sharedaccess.reg to merge the contents of this file into the regist ry and to create the Windows Firewall entry. Restart Windows. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: Netsh firewall reset Click Start, click Run, type firewall.cpl, and then click OK. Configure the Windows Firewall settings that you want to use. If these methods do not work, reinstall Windows XP SP2.