said by auggy 
:said by FatherChaos :
I cannot disable XP's firewall because both options in the firewall menu are grayed out.
Open regedit and check to see if the following registry key exists:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall If so, delete or rename that key, as that key does not exist by default and may be causing the issue.
To rename the key right-click
WindowsFirewall and rename to
WindowsFirewallold Create a System restore point beforehand and reboot the computer after.
BTW, are you able to access the internet in "Safe Mode with Networking"?
Wow dude thank so much, that fixed it! 
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