windows xp sp2

[Bob Hartung]

I just dealt with this situation

I was able to resolve the issue of installing WinXP SP2 using VNC and 
being able to access the system after rebooting the system with the 
firewall activated. I installed SP2 on a system and then added two port 
exceptions in Microsoft firewall. I then fire up regedit and searched 
for the port exception names and exported them to a file. Here's the 
resulting file contents...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\GloballyOpenPorts\List] 

"5900:TCP"="5900:TCP:*:Enabled:VNC"
"5800:TCP"="5800:TCP:*:Enabled:VNC Java"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\GloballyOpenPorts\List] 

"5900:TCP"="5900:TCP:*:Enabled:VNC"
"5800:TCP"="5800:TCP:*:Enabled:VNC Java"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\GloballyOpenPorts\List] 

"5900:TCP"="5900:TCP:*:Enabled:VNC"
"5800:TCP"="5800:TCP:*:Enabled:VNC Java"

First you install SP2. Then when it finishes, uncheck the box for 
rebooting and click finish. Now open regedit and import the .reg file. 
Then reboot the system and you will be able to access the remote system 
via VNC.

This method would also be handy for setting other default exceptions.

I had tried accessing the firewall after installing SP2 but before 
rebooting but you can't because the firewall service is not running yet.

Thanks for all the replies to my question. I wouldn't have been able to 
figure this out without them.



James Weatherall wrote:

>Vince,
>
>What are the instructions you gave intended to achieve?
>
>The problem that Mark is seeing is probably that SP2 has the firewall on by
>default - he either needs to disable the firewall or add an exception for
>the VNC port (usually 5900).
>
>Cheers,
>
>Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
>>[mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Vince
>>Sent: 11 September 2004 17:38
>>To: Vnc-List "at" Realvnc.Com
>>Subject: FW: windows xp sp2
>>
>>
>>AFTER setup of the service pack 2,
>>stop the vnc server with 'winvnc -kill',
>>then restart it with 'winvnc'
>>
>>xp will ask what you want to do after restarting vnc...
>>
>>for easy access, place winvnc and dll's in the windows dir.
>>
>>ViNCe
>>SimBox.NL
>>
>>http://VNC.SimBox.NL/
>>
>>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>Van: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
>>[mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com]Namens Mark Swarts
>>Verzonden: vrijdag 10 september 2004 14:45
>>Aan: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
>>Onderwerp: windows xp sp2
>>
>>
>>I just downloaded sp2 for windows xp on both my local and remote
>>machines. When I try to connect from my remote machine, I get 
>>"Failed to
>>connect to server". This was not happening before the 
>>"upgrade". I have
>>made no changes in the vnc config.
>>
>>
>>
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