Windows - settings are controlled by group policy - help <meta name="keywords" content="windows, xp, firewall, group, policy, controlled, greyed, out, won't change" /> <meta name="description" content="windows firewall - settings are controlled by group policy" /> </strong></td> </tr> </table> <hr> <P> <strong>The fix that worked for me was to rename my original computer administrator the name the computer was given at firs set up. 1-click on start, 2-select control panel, 3-go to user names, 4-go to change a name and rename the computer administrator the original name that it was when first installed. You may have gotten your computer used, you have to name the admin the name that it used to be and firewall will return to normal. Hope this helps, it is what finally worked for me.</strong></P> </div><hr> <hr size="1" style="color:#eeeeee" />  <div id="para499382" class="messageIsHere commentStatus" > <div class="KonaBody clearfix"> <div class="messageContainer"> <p> Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin ()</p> <p>I am getting " For your security, some settings are controlled by Group <br />Policy " when I go to the Windows Firewall settings page. <br />How is this possible in XP Home? I thought XP home did not support group <br />policies. The machine is not and has never been part of a domain. <br />How do I fix this? </p> </div> <P>I just recently finished a large PC cleaning effort and everything seemed good when I went to make sure my firewall settings were set to ON.</P><P> The window has both options greyed out and the enabled setting is OFF.</P> <P>The wording at the top says "For your security, some settings are controlled by Group policy".</P> <P>I do not recall enabling any kind of group networking policy the would have influence on this but I am not sure. When I saw this, I hit the Restore Defaults button but the OFF setting did not change.</P> <P> Please help!! This is a high traffic PC for my family and they are about to kill me since I have had it out of commission!</P> <P>FIREWALL OPTIONS GRAYED OUT: Deploying Windows Firewall Settings With Group Policy <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...t/wfsp2wgp.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...t/wfsp2wgp.mspx</a></P> <P>When you use Group Policy to configure Windows Firewall, by default local administrators will be unable to change some elements of its configuration locally, using the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel. Some tabs and options in the Windows Firewall dialog box will be grayed out and unavailable, even for local administrators.</P> <P>Troubleshooting the Windows XP SP2 Firewall in Your Home Network</P> <A HREF="http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3016.html">http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3016.html</a> <P>If the options on the General, Exceptions, and Advanced tabs are grayed out, it means you are not logged on to the computer with a user account that has administrative permissions.</P> <P>A user with administrative permissions must log on to the computer to change the firewall options, or to change your user account to an administrative account.</P> <hr> <P> <strong>The fix that worked for me was to rename my original computer administrator the name the computer was given at firs set up. 1-click on start, 2-select control panel, 3-go to user names, 4-go to change a name and rename the computer administrator the original name that it was when first installed. You may have gotten your computer used, you have to name the admin the name that it used to be and firewall will return to normal. Hope this helps, it is what finally worked for me.</strong></P> </div><hr>  KOWAL CO. LTD.<hr> <a href="source.html">Source Info Links</a><br><hr> </body> </html>