i hope this helps you in turning off your firewall on XP

Some installation of Windows XP have a firewall pre-installed. This prevents Win-Hand and all computers on the Internet to see or connect to those computers. So Win-Hand requires your windows XP's firewall to be turned off.

This can be accomplished by following these steps:
You must be log to your computer using an Administrator logging name to complete this procedure.


Open your Network Connections: click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

Click to highlight the Connection you use to connect to the Internet, and then click on Change settings of this connection.
Click on OK, and then close the Network Connections window.