how to completely remove windows firewall?

[Formula1]

There are times when this annoying program will automatically turn its self on without my consent. Is there anyway i can ride my computer of this program...?

[Guillaume]

Uninstall SP2?
Though you can just disable the whole Security Center shit in services.msc

[peat moss]

Install a lite version of XP . ? Do you use a firewall at all ?

[100%]

save this as a .reg file in notepad then run it

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Disable Security Center (Red Shield Thing)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"AntiVirusOverride"=dword:00000001
"FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"FirewallOverride"=dword:00000001
"FirstRunDisabled"=dword:00000001
"UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; Override Anti-Virus
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AntiVirusOverride"=dword:00000001

; Override Windows Firewall
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"FirewallOverride"=dword:00000001

[clocker]

There are times when this annoying program will automatically turn its self on without my consent. Is there anyway i can ride my computer of this program...?

What "times" does the firewall automatically turn itself on?
If you've disabled it, the firewall can't just decide to activate on it's own.

[tesco]

It only turns on if you run the home network setup wizard or uninstall then reinstall network drivers.