Leland Jackson wrote:
> Eugene Vital wrote:
>
>> Chet Gardiner wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know how to turn off XP's obtrusive "authorization"
>>> crap!!!???
>>>
>>> When I access my Win2K machine on my network, It takes forever to
>>> display each folder in the file manager. I'm suspecting that for
>>> some reason, XP needs to hold some kind of dialogue with every
>>> folder on the other machine. I don't want it to do that. I'm safe
>>> behind my hardware firewall, am the ONLY user and don't need my
>>> computers protecting themselves against one another.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Chet
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You mean the firewall? If so then here it is, If not... well sorry.
>> :-)
>>
>> Right mouse click on "My Network Places" from the Desktop and go to
>> properties. Open up the Network connection you are using for your
>> local network and on the General Tab select the properties
>> button. Select the Advanced Tab on the Connection Properties dialog
>> and the Firewall options should be there.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Hi Eugene and Chet,
>
> I can get to my XP Pro Firewall setting by clicking Security Center
> under the control panel. I'm running XP Pro SP 2.
>
I always have my Network Icons turned on in the System Tray and I
can get to it pretty quick that way but I find a lot of people
don't know yet that you can put the icon there so I usually don't
recommend it accessing it that way. ;-)
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